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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

New Hampshire 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 5 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$35.48$24.55 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$48.98 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $30 to $295Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $69
$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $35

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
$29.51
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$102.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$95.50

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 43rd of 51

$37.15

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.