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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

Montana 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$41.69$37.15 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$46.77 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $44 to $389Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $30 to $79
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $107professional $42

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
$100.00
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$64,565.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$109.65
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$109.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$48.98

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 27th of 51

$46.77

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.