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Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured

Utah 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$44.67$35.48 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$52.48 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $48 to $372Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $25 to $63
$20$50$100$200facility $219professional $45

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
$52.48
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$83.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$186.21
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$58.88

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 12th of 51

$52.48

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.