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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

New Mexico 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 Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$31.62$21.38 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$64.57 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $42 to $316Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $19 to $76
$100$1K$10Kfacility $141professional $32

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
$52.48
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 30th 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.