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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

Connecticut 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$37.15$26.30 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$54.95 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $35 to $234Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $23 to $107
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $71professional $37

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
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$81.28
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 21st of 51

$48.98

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.