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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

Iowa 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 8 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$46.77$33.88 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$60.26 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $35 to $1,380Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $27 to $219
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $93professional $47

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
$41.69
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$97.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$53.70

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.