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Rapid Test For Group B Strep

South Dakota 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 6 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$14.79$11.22 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$23.44 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $14 to $24Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32
$10$20$50facility $24professional $15

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
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$19.05

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.