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Dystrophin Gene Deletion And Duplication Test

Nevada 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $437 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$219$155 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$234 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,479Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $112 to $562
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $437professional $219

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
$218.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$309.03

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 36th of 51

$251

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.