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Rapid Test For Group B Strep

Vermont 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$19.95$15.85 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$12.59 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $4 to $204Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $20

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
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$32.36

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 3rd of 51

$19.95

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.