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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 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 $89.13 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 5 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$24.55 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$61.66 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $35 to $200Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $68
$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $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
$29.51
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$102.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$95.50

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 35th of 51

$35.48

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.