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Rapid Test For Group B Strep

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 87802

A rapid laboratory test on a swab sample that looks for group B streptococcus bacteria by producing a color change visible to the eye. These bacteria often live harmlessly in the body but can be passed to a baby during birth, so knowing whether they are present guides care.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For Group B Strep cost?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$10.72$10.72 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$13.80 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50facility $20professional $11

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
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.50
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Connecticut· 43rd of 51

$10.72

NE $30.20DC $9.55

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.