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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Florida 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 8 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$30.20$24.55 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$41.69 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $32 to $148Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $30

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
$31.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$70.79
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 40th of 51

$31.62

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.