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Genetic Test For Medication Response

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0029U

A genetic test that looks at inherited differences affecting how a person's body handles or responds to medicines. The findings help the prescriber pick a drug and a dose more likely to work well and less likely to cause side effects.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Test For Medication Response cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $794.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $309 to $891Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $309 to $871
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $891professional $537

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$537

AK $1,660WV $372

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.