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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$34.67$30.90 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$70.79 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $35 to $245Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $52
$20$50$100$200facility $126professional $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
$34.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$158.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 34th 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.