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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Delaware 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 to $40.74.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $23 to $76Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $68
$20$50$100facility $29professional $27

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$52.48
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
XU · Unusual separate service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service + XS · Separate structure + XU · Unusual separate service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 45th of 51

$28.18

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.