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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Arizona 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 October 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$20.42 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$37.15 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $23 to $135Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $288
$20$50$100$200facility $76professional $23

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
$26.92
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Arizona· 42nd of 51

$29.51

AK $79.43MD $26.30

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.