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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 July 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$40.74$22.91 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$70.79 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $23 to $427Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $21 to $229
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $107professional $41

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
$35.48
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$97.72

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $57.54 · 2nd 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.