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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Minnesota 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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$33.11 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$35.48 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $35 to $257Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $51
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $91professional $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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $35.48 · 34th 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.