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Dystrophin Gene Deletion And Duplication Test

Louisiana 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$331$282 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$309 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,023Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $331

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
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$339

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.