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Genetic Detection Of An Unusual Infection

Nevada 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 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 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$23.44$16.98 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$25.12 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $23 to $162Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $59
$10$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $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
$23.44
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$43.65
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$45.71
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 34th of 51

$28.18

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.