# Strep test (molecular/PCR) in GA

Billing code `87651`. Prices for this code at 87 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/strep-test-molecular-pcr

HC STREP A, DNA, AMP PROBE - STREP A DNA PROBE, AMPLIFICATION

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 2 publish a physician fee; 40 publish a facility charge; 6 publish both, mixed together; 39 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $35 |
| Typical | $46 |
| Dearest tenth | $93 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 3-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $15 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $26 | $6 | $26 | 6 |
| Bacon County Hospital | ALMA | not rated | $25 | $25 | not mentioned | $150 | $15 | $49 | 8 |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | BLUE RIDGE | not rated | $28 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $83 | $19 | $138 | 521 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $31 | $31 | not mentioned | not published | $25 | $89 | 4 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $34 | not mentioned | $34 | $70 | $14 | $70 | 743 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $35 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $18 | $66 | 14 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $35 | $35 | not published | $25 | $65 | 58 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $35 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $28 | $47 | 132 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $35 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $35 | $23 | $70 | 44 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $35 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $175 | $22 | $158 | 81 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $35 | $35 | not mentioned | $82 | $18 | $58 | 14 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $35 | $35 | not mentioned | $107 | $35 | $53 | 6 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $35 | $35 | not mentioned | $82 | $18 | $58 | 14 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $35 | $35 | not mentioned | $82 | $18 | $58 | 14 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $35 | $35 | not mentioned | $82 | $18 | $58 | 14 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | $105 | $26 | $74 | 16 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | $33 | $11 | $89 | 38 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | not published | $26 | $74 | 12 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | $105 | $26 | $74 | 17 |
| SGMC Health Lanier | LAKELAND | not rated | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | $102 | $35 | $53 | 3 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | $105 | $26 | $74 | 17 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | $105 | $26 | $74 | 17 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $36 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $212 | $28 | $190 | 141 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | $105 | $26 | $74 | 17 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $36 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $28 | $42 | 110 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | $105 | $26 | $74 | 17 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | $46 | $35 | $39 | 10 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $36 | $36 | not mentioned | not published | $35 | $88 | 7 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $36 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $301 | $26 | $271 | 144 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $37 | $37 | not mentioned | not published | $33 | $88 | 10 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $37 | $37 | not mentioned | not published | $35 | $61 | 7 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $37 | $37 | not mentioned | not published | $35 | $61 | 7 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $38 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $118 | $5 | $157 | 354 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $39 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $118 | $5 | $157 | 351 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $39 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $118 | $5 | $157 | 357 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $39 | $39 | not mentioned | $102 | $28 | $46 | 4 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $39 | $39 | not mentioned | $1,881 | $26 | $98 | 12 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $42 | $42 | not mentioned | $102 | $35 | $53 | 6 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $43 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $118 | $5 | $157 | 372 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $43 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $118 | $5 | $157 | 372 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $41 | $50 | $31 | $19 | $112 | 46 |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | HOMERVILLE | not rated | $43 | $43 | not mentioned | $23 | $36 | $46 | 31 |
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $43 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $52 | $18 | $89 | 36 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $46 | $46 | not mentioned | $92 | $35 | $260 | 16 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $46 | $46 | not mentioned | $92 | $35 | $260 | 16 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $88 | $35 | $173 | $25 | $242 | 76 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $48 | $48 | not mentioned | not published | $34 | $88 | 9 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $48 | $50 | $31 | $19 | $112 | 42 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | $50 | not mentioned | $50 | not published | $41 | $107 | 8 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $41 | $53 | $101 | $25 | $202 | 92 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $41 | $53 | $101 | $25 | $202 | 92 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $53 | $53 | not mentioned | $194 | $19 | $60 | 3 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $54 | $54 | not mentioned | $244 | $35 | $109 | 19 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $55 | $55 | not mentioned | $144 | $46 | $60 | 3 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $63 | $63 | not mentioned | $244 | $35 | $129 | 14 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $63 | $63 | not mentioned | $244 | $35 | $129 | 14 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $63 | $63 | not mentioned | $244 | $35 | $129 | 13 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $63 | $63 | not mentioned | $244 | $35 | $129 | 13 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $63 | $63 | not mentioned | $244 | $35 | $129 | 13 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $63 | $63 | not mentioned | $244 | $35 | $129 | 13 |
| Putnam General Hospital | EATONTON | not rated | $64 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $66 | $25 | $113 | 13 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $64 | $64 | not mentioned | $244 | $35 | $144 | 14 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $66 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $12 | $367 | 14 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $68 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $68 | $22 | $106 | 17 |
| Bleckley Memorial Hospital | COCHRAN | not rated | $70 | $70 | not mentioned | $43 | $16 | $112 | 9 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $77 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $29 | $389 | 13 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $77 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $29 | $389 | 15 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $77 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $12 | $354 | 15 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $77 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $28 | $367 | 13 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $77 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $28 | $324 | 15 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $77 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $12 | $367 | 15 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $77 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $13 | $367 | 16 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $77 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $29 | $389 | 13 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $77 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $28 | $367 | 15 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $77 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $12 | $402 | 15 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $84 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $122 | $28 | $122 | 28 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $84 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $122 | $28 | $122 | 28 |
| Dorminy Medical Center | FITZGERALD | not rated | $92 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $52 | $79 | $100 | 27 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $94 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $12 | $389 | 20 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $95 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $136 | $29 | $410 | 14 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $109 | $109 | not mentioned | $244 | $62 | $129 | 6 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $121 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $129 | $26 | $129 | 44 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $150 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $150 | $150 | 7 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $166 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $28 | $389 | 16 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $204 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $13 | $367 | 16 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $252 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $28 | $389 | 14 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $252 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $130 | $28 | $367 | 14 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 11 of the 74 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 63 it is higher.

1 of these 87 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in lab & pathology

- [Complete blood count (CBC) with differential](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/complete-blood-count-cbc-with-differential) -- 114 hospitals, typically $16
- [Lipid panel (cholesterol)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/lipid-panel-cholesterol) -- 114 hospitals, typically $27
- [Vitamin D level](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/vitamin-d-level) -- 114 hospitals, typically $53
- [Vitamin B12](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/vitamin-b12) -- 114 hospitals, typically $27
- [Hemoglobin A1c (3-month blood sugar)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/hemoglobin-a1c-3-month-blood-sugar) -- 114 hospitals, typically $18
- [Lipase (pancreas enzyme)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/lipase-pancreas-enzyme) -- 114 hospitals, typically $15
- [Magnesium](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/magnesium) -- 114 hospitals, typically $13
- [BNP (heart failure blood test)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/bnp-heart-failure-blood-test) -- 114 hospitals, typically $68

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Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.