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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

New Mexico 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $112 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$26.30$21.38 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$60.26 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $35 to $355Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $46
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $112professional $26

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
$52.48
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $38.90 · 24th 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.