Staph aureus DNA test at McLeod Health

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC STAPH A, DNA, AMP PROBE - STAPH A DNA PROBE, AMPLIFICATION

Dillon, SC

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McLeod Health’s median price of $68 is 60% above the median hospital's median price ($42), higher than 70% of the 1,877 hospitals reporting CPT 87640. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87640 at McLeod Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 19 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
2	Medicare medicare fee schedule · both	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
3	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
4	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
5	Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
6	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
7	WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
8	Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$37	$48	$15	31%	—	$37 – $68
9	Ambetter medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield hix percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
11	UnitedHealthcare commercial other · both	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid fee schedule · both	$84	$84	—	—	—	$84 – $84
13	Medicaid medicaid fee schedule · both	$84	$84	—	—	—	$84 – $84
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield state percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$85	$85	—	—	—	$85 – $85
15	Molina medicaid fee schedule · both	$88	$88	—	—	—	$88 – $88
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield choice percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$116	$116	—	—	—	$116 – $116
18	Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
19	Cigna commercial fee schedule · both	$211	$211	—	—	—	$211 – $211

Last updated: Jul 20, 2026

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