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Dystrophin Gene Deletion And Duplication Test

Mississippi 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 4 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$295$214 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$251 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $170 to $501Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $138 to $562
$100$200$500facility $331professional $295

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
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 19th of 51

$295

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.