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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Michigan 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$33.11$26.30 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$33.11 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $63Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $25 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $33

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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$125.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 33rd of 51

$33.11

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.