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Group B Strep Genetic Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 87653

This laboratory test detects genetic material from group B streptococcus bacteria in a sample, using a technique that amplifies small amounts of genetic material for detection. It is commonly used to screen pregnant women late in pregnancy, since this bacteria can be passed to a newborn during delivery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Group B Strep Genetic Test cost?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 7 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$26.92$24.55 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$52.48 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $27 to $186Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $49
$20$50$100$200facility $105professional $27

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
$26.92
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$52.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Nebraska than in Vermont. 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.

Colorado· 5th of 51

$58.88

NE $93.33VT $25.12

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.