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PALB2 Gene RNA Analysis

Utah rates for HCPCS 0137U

Examines the PALB2 gene, which is linked to inherited breast and pancreatic cancer risk, by reading its RNA, the working copy of the gene. It is added to a main genetic test to help decide whether a PALB2 change found in DNA actually affects how the gene works.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does PALB2 Gene RNA Analysis cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 7 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$251$224 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$282 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,778Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $117 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,380professional $251

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
$257.04
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$338.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$281.84

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Utah· 33rd of 51

$257

AK $631NE $186

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.