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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

South Carolina 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 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 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$37.15$27.54 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$77.62 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $35 to $204Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $28 to $72
$20$50$100$200facility $102professional $37

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
$43.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$48.98

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 6th of 51

$72.44

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.