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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$28.84$20.89 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$31.62 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $23 to $69Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $50
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $45professional $29

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
$23.44
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$213.80
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$54.95

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Georgia $31.62 · 41st of 51
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.