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Group B Strep Genetic Test

Kentucky 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$29.51$20.89 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$28.84 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $28 to $158Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $52
$5$10$20$50$100facility $52professional $30

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
$27.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$32.36

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.