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Group B Strep Genetic Test

Massachusetts 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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 9 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$35.48$25.12 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$50.12 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $35 to $145Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $81
$20$50$100$200facility $85professional $35

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
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$87.10
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$114.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$114.82
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$114.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 37th of 51

$35.48

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.