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Rapid Test For Group B Strep

West Virginia 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 4 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$10.23$9.55 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$10.47 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $12
$10$20$50facility $16professional $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
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.60

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$10.47

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.