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Comprehensive BRCA1/BRCA2 Genetic Test

Georgia rates for HCPCS 81162

A blood or saliva test that reads through the complete genetic sequence of both the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, checking for both small spelling changes and larger missing or duplicated sections. It is the most thorough version of BRCA testing and is typically used when there is a personal or family history of breast, ovarian, or related cancers. Results help estimate future cancer risk and guide screening or prevention decisions.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Comprehensive BRCA1/BRCA2 Genetic Test cost?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,291$1,072 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,820 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $6,310Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $562 to $4,169
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $2,291

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,244.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,890.45
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
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Georgia· 13th of 51

$2,291

AK $4,074AL $955

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.