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Group B Strep Genetic Test

South Carolina 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$28.18$27.54 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$48.98 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $28 to $112Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $23 to $46
$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $28

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
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$54.95

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$30.90

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.