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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 October 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$28.84$20.89 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$41.69 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $35 to $186Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $18 to $59
$20$50$100$200facility $55professional $29

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$87.10
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$54.95

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 23rd of 51

$38.02

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.