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Group B Strep Genetic Test

Georgia 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$28.18$21.88 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$34.67 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $27 to $129Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $60
$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $28

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
$28.18
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$213.80
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$54.95

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 40th of 51

$33.88

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.