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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Missouri 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 7 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$33.88$26.92 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$35.48 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $34 to $81Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $17 to $71
$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $34

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
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Missouri· 25th of 51

$37.15

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.