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Group B Strep Genetic Test

New Mexico 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 5 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$25.12$22.91 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$63.10 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $42 to $302Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $42
$100$1K$10Kfacility $110professional $25

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
$45.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 42nd of 51

$33.11

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.