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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87640

This laboratory test detects genetic material from a common bacterium that can cause skin infections, pneumonia, and bloodstream infections, using a technique that amplifies tiny amounts of its genetic material to make it detectable. It is faster than growing the organism in a culture and is often used to quickly identify this particular bacterium in a sample. It does not, by itself, indicate whether the bacterium is resistant to common antibiotics.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 6 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$70.79$35.48 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$35.48 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $35 to $251Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $25 to $117
$50$100$200facility $120professional $71

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$112.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$104.71

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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

$79.43

AK $79.43VT $24.55

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.