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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 July 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$40.74$29.51 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$35.48 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $27 to $102Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $23 to $195
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $66professional $41

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
$26.92
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$97.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $41.69 · 19th 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.