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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Kansas 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 6 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$35.48$26.30 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$41.69 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $35 to $110Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $49
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $35

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
$35.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$56.23

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $46.77 · 6th 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.