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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 July 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.92 to $40.74.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $29 to $41Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $23 to $105
$20$50$100facility $36professional $27

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
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$28.84

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.