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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Vermont 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$35.48 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$39.81 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $35 to $468Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $21 to $72
$20$50$100$200$500facility $59professional $46

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
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$72.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 10th of 51

$45.71

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.