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Full Reading Of Both Breast Cancer Genes

California rates for HCPCS 81163

Reads the DNA of both of the genes most strongly linked to inherited breast and ovarian cancer, from end to end, looking for changes that raise a person's risk. It is used when family history suggests an inherited cause and the exact change in the family is not already known.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Full Reading Of Both Breast Cancer Genes cost?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$302 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$603 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,089Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,548
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $562

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
$389.05
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,995.26
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$812.83
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,290.87
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$2,041.74
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

California· 6th of 51

$617

AK $1,047DE $282

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.