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Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured

Pennsylvania 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$34.67$33.11 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$51.29 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $35 to $245Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $31 to $98
$20$50$100$200facility $98professional $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
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$123.03
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$147.91
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$67.61

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 37th of 51

$38.90

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.