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Dystrophin Gene Deletion And Duplication Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81161

A laboratory test on a blood sample that checks the dystrophin gene for missing or duplicated sections. Changes of this kind are the usual cause of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy, muscle-weakening conditions that mainly affect boys.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dystrophin Gene Deletion And Duplication Test cost?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$832$417 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$282 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,995Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $282 to $933
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $933professional $832

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$891.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,122.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$851.14

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Vermont than in Washington, DC. 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· 2nd of 51

$832

VT $832DC $209

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.