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Genetic Detection Of An Unusual Infection

Mississippi 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$32.36$22.91 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$30.20 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $27 to $54Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $18 to $62
$20$50$100facility $36professional $32

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
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 15th of 51

$33.11

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.