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Dystrophin Gene Deletion And Duplication Test

Indiana 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 October 2026.

How much does Dystrophin Gene Deletion And Duplication Test cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $282 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$107 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$251 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $219 to $851Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $107 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $282professional $166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$416.87
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in North Carolina. 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.

Indiana· 31st of 51

$224

AK $631NC $132

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.