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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Iowa 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$38.02$27.54 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$41.69 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $35 to $107Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $21 to $158
$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $38

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
$27.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$85.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$41.69

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.