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Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured

South Carolina 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$32.36$32.36 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$57.54 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $32 to $316Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $28 to $44
$20$50$100$200$500facility $126professional $32

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
$32.36
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
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
$28.84
Typical High
$58.88

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$33.88

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.