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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 October 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$20.42 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$47.86 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $35 to $65Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $49
$5$10$20$50$100facility $65professional $25

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$70.79
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$41.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$27.54

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.