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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Rhode Island 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$22.39 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$41.69 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $41 to $120Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $60
$20$50$100facility $43professional $28

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$69.18

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 24th of 51

$36.31

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.