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Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured

Vermont 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $324 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$72.44$39.81 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$69.18 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $42 to $741Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $40 to $72
$50$100$200$500facility $324professional $72

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$104.71
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 4th of 51

$72.44

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.