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  3. 87640
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Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus (bacteria), amplified probe technique

$89.1M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 87640 (Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus (bacteria), amplified probe technique) received $89.1M in total Medicare payments.

Across 2.5M services, the average Medicare payment was $35.61 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$885.7K19.1K—
2015$588.0K12.8K-33.6%
2016$782.8K16.9K+33.1%
2017$1.4M29.5K+73.9%
2018$3.7M88.4K+175.0%
2019$7.7M201.1K+104.9%
2020$17.8M509.7K+131.9%
2021$17.8M509.0K+0.3%
2022$17.5M505.0K-2.0%
2023$21.0M611.4K+20.1%

Top Providers for 87640

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Healthtrackrx Indiana, IncClinical LaboratoryTX$1.6M45.3K$34.33
2Cap Diagnostics LlcClinical LaboratoryFL$819.3K23.8K$34.37
3Yellowstone Labs, LlcClinical LaboratoryTX$747.4K21.7K$34.39
4Medarbor LlcClinical LaboratoryPA$509.2K14.8K$34.39
5Patients Choice Laboratories Of Indiana, LlcClinical LaboratoryIN$463.6K13.5K$34.39
6Advanced Pathology Solutions, PllcClinical LaboratoryAR$457.8K13.3K$34.30
7Texas Molecular Diagnostics LaboratoryClinical LaboratoryTX$377.7K11.0K$34.39
8Concord Life Sciences, LlcClinical LaboratoryTX$335.0K9.8K$34.35
9Silverpath, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryPA$322.7K9.4K$34.39
10Laboratory Of Florida LlcClinical LaboratoryFL$310.6K9.0K$34.39
11Victoria Healthcare ResourcesClinical LaboratoryLA$295.8K8.6K$34.39
12Global Diagnostic Lab IncClinical LaboratoryCA$295.6K8.6K$34.39
13Cormeum Lab Services LlcClinical LaboratoryLA$275.0K8.0K$34.39
14Realtox Labs, LlcClinical LaboratoryMD$271.9K7.9K$34.39
15Sma Medical, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryPA$256.1K7.4K$34.39
16American Premier LabsClinical LaboratoryTX$254.4K7.4K$34.39
17Star Medical Laboratory IncClinical LaboratoryCA$239.2K7.0K$34.39
18Gmi Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryCA$233.6K6.8K$34.39
19Cirrus Dx, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryMD$232.3K6.8K$34.39
20Freedom Pathology Partners LlcClinical LaboratoryPA$226.4K6.6K$34.36
21Delta Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryTX$225.1K6.5K$34.38
22Riem BadrPathologyNY$217.8K6.4K$34.29
23Proteus Genomics, LlcClinical LaboratoryMS$216.6K6.3K$34.39
24Mako Medical Laboratories, LlcClinical LaboratoryNC$211.5K6.2K$34.39
25Qitek Labs Of Oklahoma LlcClinical LaboratoryOK$208.2K6.1K$34.39

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
TX$6.5M190.5K253$25.9K
CA$2.4M69.5K67$35.7K
FL$2.2M64.7K72$30.9K
PA$1.8M51.0K29$60.4K
IL$797.5K23.2K54$14.8K
MD$793.6K23.1K50$15.9K
OK$789.5K23.0K37$21.3K
AR$725.9K21.2K34$21.3K
LA$685.2K20.1K20$34.3K
NJ$591.7K17.2K32$18.5K
NY$587.5K17.1K21$28.0K
MS$541.5K15.8K52$10.4K
IN$477.0K13.9K6$79.5K
VA$326.8K9.5K26$12.6K
CO$248.0K7.2K49$5.1K
NC$215.4K6.3K4$53.8K
MA$207.1K6.0K45$4.6K
MI$115.4K3.4K12$9.6K
MO$110.9K3.2K10$11.1K
WI$108.2K3.2K11$9.8K
OH$96.3K2.8K5$19.3K
DE$94.3K2.7K17$5.5K
TN$90.8K2.6K18$5.0K
AL$76.4K2.3K11$6.9K
UT$69.6K2.0K2$34.8K
KS$68.6K2.0K7$9.8K
WA$64.5K1.9K14$4.6K
AZ$62.4K1.8K6$10.4K
KY$34.0K9883$11.3K
GA$22.2K6466$3.7K

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  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.