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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$29.51$26.30 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$44.67 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $33 to $166Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $23 to $52
$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $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
$33.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$66.07
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 35th 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.