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Multi-Organism Genetic Detection Test

Iowa 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$44.67$33.88 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$52.48 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $44 to $138Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $26 to $170
$50$100$200facility $78professional $45

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
$33.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$97.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
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
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.47

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$51.29

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.