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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Connecticut 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$31.62$26.30 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$46.77 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $35 to $120Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $107
$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $32

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$81.28
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$60.26

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 14th of 51

$42.66

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.