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Group B Strep Genetic Test

Illinois 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$28.84$23.99 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$48.98 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $35 to $234Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $3 to $68
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $65professional $29

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
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$177.83
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 28th of 51

$36.31

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.