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Dystrophin Gene Deletion And Duplication Test

Nebraska 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$186$186 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$263 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $166 to $741Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,862
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $427professional $186

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
$199.53
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 26th of 51

$282

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.