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Rapid Test For Group B Strep

Washington, DC 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$9.55$9.55 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$9.55 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $76Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $10

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
$9.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.62

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$9.55

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.