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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 October 2026.

How much does Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.91$17.38 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$37.15 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $32 to $115Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $68
$20$50$100facility $51professional $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
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$45.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$66.07
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$131.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$58.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$50.12

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 41st of 51

$29.51

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.