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Hereditary Breast Cancer Panel, 8 Genes

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0129U

Estimates inherited breast cancer risk by sequencing eight genes: ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CDH1, CHEK2, PALB2, PTEN and TP53. It reads the genes' DNA directly rather than being an RNA add-on to another test.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hereditary Breast Cancer Panel, 8 Genes cost?

$977

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$977$955 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$977 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,188Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $977

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. 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· 45th of 51

$977

AK $4,169RI $832

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.