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Multi-Organism Genetic Detection Test

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Multi-Organism Genetic Detection Test cost?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$38.02$34.67 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$38.02 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $35 to $209Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $29 to $66
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $58professional $38

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
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $38.90 · 40th of 51
AK $97.72DC $33.11

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.