Staph aureus DNA test at Piedmont Newton

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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Original text from hospital filings

HC Nuc Acid Staph a Amplified

Covington, GA

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Piedmont Newton’s median price of $45 is 6% above the median hospital's median price ($42), higher than 52% 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 Piedmont Newton

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 14 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	Aetna aetna hmo case rate · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
2	Aetna aetna ppo case rate · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo per diem · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
4	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
5	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
6	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
8	Cigna cigna connect fee schedule · both	$55	$55	—	—	—	$55 – $55
9	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$77	$77	—	—	—	$77 – $77
10	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$162	$162	—	—	—	$162 – $162
11	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$174	$174	—	—	—	$174 – $174
12	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$190	$190	—	—	—	$190 – $190
13	Beechstreet beechstreet percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
14	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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