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Genetic Detection Of An Unusual Infection

Arkansas 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 4 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$26.30$19.95 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$33.88 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $28 to $47Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $38
$10$20$50facility $38professional $26

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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 35th of 51

$27.54

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.