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Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured

Massachusetts 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 8 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$41.69$41.69 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$60.26 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $40 to $166Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $34 to $126
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $102professional $42

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
$39.81
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$186.21
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$109.65
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$95.50

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 32nd of 51

$41.69

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.