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Genetic Test For An Infectious Organism

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87542

A laboratory test that looks in a patient sample for the genetic material of a specific germ. Detecting that material shows the organism is present, and results generally come back faster than growing the organism in a culture would allow.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Genetic Test For An Infectious Organism cost?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $182 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$83.18 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$145 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $141 to $490Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $32 to $141
$50$100$200$500facility $182professional $93

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$66.07
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$302.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$93.33

AK $93.33DE $28.18

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.