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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$22.91$20.89 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$79.43 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $21 to $219Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $21 to $141
$20$50$100$200facility $93professional $23

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
$22.91
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$141.25

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 32nd 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.