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Genetic Test For An Infectious Organism

Nevada 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 from a hospital or other facility.

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$24.55$20.42 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$41.69 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $42 to $151Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $62
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $49professional $25

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$64.57
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$75.86

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 38th of 51

$35.48

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.