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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Kentucky 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$22.39 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$29.51 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $66Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $17 to $78
$20$50$100facility $35professional $31

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
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 37th of 51

$31.62

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.