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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Tennessee 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.12 to $97.72.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $28 to $126Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $17 to $309
$10$20$50$100$200facility $72professional $35

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
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$77.62
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$50.12

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 29th of 51

$35.48

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.