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Multi-Organism Genetic Detection Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 87800

A laboratory test on a single sample that searches for the genetic material of several different infecting organisms at once, reporting which of them are present. Testing for a group together avoids running separate tests one at a time when several causes are possible.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Multi-Organism Genetic Detection Test cost?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $126 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$27.54 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$81.28 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $34 to $200Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $20 to $89
$20$50$100$200facility $126professional $44

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$63.10
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$32.36
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.80

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 9th of 51

$57.54

AK $97.72FL $28.18

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.