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BRCA1 Gene Analysis

Alabama rates for HCPCS 81166

A laboratory test that examines the BRCA1 gene, in which inherited changes raise the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. It is generally run on a blood or saliva sample and is ordered when a personal or family history points to a cancer risk running in the family.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does BRCA1 Gene Analysis cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$234$182 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$191 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $166 to $457Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $182 to $347
$200$500facility $269professional $234

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
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.3 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.

Alabama· 46th of 51

$234

AK $676DE $204

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.