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Hereditary Breast Cancer Panel, 8 Genes

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$676$339 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,318 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $977 to $5,623Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $676

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
$977.24
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,606.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 48th 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.