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Rapid Test For Group B Strep

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.12 to $14.79.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $47
$10$20$50facility $8professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.05

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th 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.