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Genetic Detection Of An Unusual Infection

Colorado 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 7 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$22.91$19.05 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$39.81 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $23 to $141Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $23

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
$19.05
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$43.65
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$83.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$34.67

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.