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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 October 2026.

How much does Multi-Organism Genetic Detection Test cost?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$33.11 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$36.31 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $35 to $200Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $23 to $148
$20$50$100$200facility $93professional $44

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23
3 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
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.32
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 27th of 51

$43.65

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.