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Group B Strep Genetic Test

Vermont 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$23.99 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$135 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $59 to $447Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $46
$20$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 51st of 51

$25.12

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.