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Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 9 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$35.48$27.54 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$44.67 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $35 to $126Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $20 to $93
$10$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $35

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
$35.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$109.65
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$218.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$134.90
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$134.90

Where New York 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.

New York· 29th 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.