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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 October 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$20.89 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$47.86 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $48 to $76Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $91
$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $35

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
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$72.44

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 7th of 51

$47.86

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.