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MRSA Detection By Genetic Testing

West Virginia 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$28.84$26.30 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$87.10 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $52 to $282Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $23 to $42
$20$50$100$200facility $123professional $29

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
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$105

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.