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Broad Infection Test From Blood DNA

Maryland rates for HCPCS 0152U

Searches for an infection when the cause is unknown, by sequencing microbial DNA circulating in a blood plasma sample. Because it is not tied to a fixed list of organisms, it can turn up germs that a targeted panel would not look for.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Broad Infection Test From Blood DNA cost?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $1,738.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,622Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,862
$1K$2Kfacility $891professional $1,585

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. 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.

Maryland· 39th of 51

$1,585

AK $4,786OK $891

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.