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Multi-Organism Genetic Detection Test

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 5 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$34.67$33.11 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$40.74 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $33 to $174Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $29 to $68
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $78professional $35

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
$33.11
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$74.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$56.23

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $38.90 · 42nd 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.