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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 October 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$25.12$17.38 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$34.67 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $27 to $120Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $69
$10$20$50$100facility $46professional $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
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$213.80
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$74.13

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 47th 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.