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Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured

Illinois rates for HCPCS 87652

A laboratory test that measures how much genetic material from group A streptococcus is present in a sample, rather than only reporting whether the bacteria are there. Getting a quantity rather than a yes-or-no answer allows the amount to be compared over time or against a threshold. The sample is usually a throat swab.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$28.84 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$43.65 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $36 to $182Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $3 to $85
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $69professional $34

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$58.88

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Illinois· 42nd of 51

$35.48

AK $93.33DC $31.62

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.