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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Ohio 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 9 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$28.18$22.39 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$35.48 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $28 to $115Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $76
$20$50$100facility $52professional $28

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
$28.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$87.10
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$69.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$52.48

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 38th of 51

$33.11

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.