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Genetic Detection Of An Unusual Infection

Connecticut 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$19.95$18.20 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$30.20 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $30 to $89Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $60
$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $20

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
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 23rd of 51

$30.20

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.