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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

Arizona rates for HCPCS 87641

A laboratory test that looks directly for the genetic material of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph bacteria that resists many common antibiotics, using a technique that amplifies tiny amounts of its genetic material to detect it quickly. It is typically run on a swab from the nose, skin, or a wound. This method gives faster, more sensitive results than waiting for bacteria to grow in a traditional culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$23.44 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$41.69 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $35 to $209Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $74
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$40.74

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$40.74

WV $105DC $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.