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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Utah 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$21.38 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$34.67 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $35 to $245Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $58
$20$50$100$200facility $41professional $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
$34.67
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$158.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 30th of 51

$34.67

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.