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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 October 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 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 $66.07 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$30.20 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$33.11 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $33 to $141Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $25 to $71
$20$50$100$200facility $66professional $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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$257.04
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$83.18

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 28th of 51

$35.48

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.