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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

New Jersey 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$30.20$26.92 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$52.48 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $37 to $251Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $23 to $54
$100$1K$10Kfacility $81professional $30

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
$37.15
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$83.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$50.12

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 31st of 51

$41.69

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.