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Genetic Detection Of An Unusual Infection

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87797

A laboratory test that searches a patient sample for the genetic material of an infecting organism that has no standard named test of its own. A probe binds directly to the organism's genetic material, without a copying step first to boost the amount present. Each organism looked for is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Detection Of An Unusual Infection cost?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$67.61$27.54 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$30.20 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $30 to $214Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $19 to $100
$20$50$100$200facility $100professional $68

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$97.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$144.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$93.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$67.61

AK $67.61DE $21.88

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.