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Hereditary Breast Cancer Panel, 8 Genes

South Carolina 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?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$1,023$1,023 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,023 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $1,023

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
$1,023.29
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$1,023

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.