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Kell Blood Group Genetic Typing

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 0194U

Determines the Kell blood group from the KEL gene, an important group in both transfusion and pregnancy care. Only exon 8 of the gene is read.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Kell Blood Group Genetic Typing cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$123$100 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$186 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $186 to $513Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $98 to $229
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $123

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
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47

Where Connecticut sits

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

Connecticut· 34th of 51

$166

AK $417DE $123

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.