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Rh Blood Group Typing By Sanger Sequencing

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0198U

Determines a person's Rh blood group by reading both Rh genes, RHD and RHCE. This version uses Sanger sequencing, the older gene-by-gene reading method, rather than next-generation sequencing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rh Blood Group Typing By Sanger Sequencing cost?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 6 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$631$282 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$282 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $282 to $2,188Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $200 to $955
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,000professional $631

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$912.01
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,122.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$851.14

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$631

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.