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Hereditary Breast Cancer Panel, 8 Genes

Massachusetts 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 8 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$1,318$1,318 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,413 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,802Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $1,318

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,165.95
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,995.26
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,165.95
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 22nd of 51

$1,318

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.