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Group B Strep Genetic Test

Iowa 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$45.71$30.20 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$54.95 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $35 to $186Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $23 to $91
$10$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $46

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
$35.48
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$97.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$50.12

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.