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Staph Aureus Genetic Detection Test

Wyoming 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$43.65$41.69 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$35.48 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $35 to $71Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $24 to $112
$20$50$100facility $44professional $44

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 12th of 51

$43.65

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.