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Group B Strep Genetic Test

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $93.33 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$35.48$33.11 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$39.81 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $35 to $257Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $62
$20$50$100$200facility $93professional $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
$33.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 34th 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.