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Rh Blood Group Typing By Sanger Sequencing

Washington, DC 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$214$209 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$214 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $214 to $479Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $204 to $219
$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $214

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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$214

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.