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Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured

Nebraska 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 6 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$27.54$27.54 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$81.28 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $28 to $501Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $25 to $275
$20$50$100$200$500facility $117professional $28

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
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$346.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$114.82

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$69.18

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.