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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

Nebraska 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 7 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$40.74$22.91 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$77.62 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $35 to $427Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $21 to $229
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $102professional $41

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
$51.29
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$97.72

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 10th of 51

$60.26

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.