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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Oklahoma 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.70$16.22 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$41.69 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $29 to $129Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $288
$20$50$100$200facility $65professional $26

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
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 34th of 51

$33.11

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.