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Group B Strep Genetic Test

South Dakota 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 7 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$39.81$27.54 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$66.07 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $38 to $166Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $23 to $83
$20$50$100facility $66professional $40

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
$39.81
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$40.74
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$288.40
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 24th of 51

$39.81

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.