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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

Delaware 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 Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 4 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$28.84$26.92 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$36.31 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $29 to $240Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $23 to $186
$10$20$50$100$200facility $186professional $29

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
$28.84
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$66.07
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 39th 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.