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BRCA1 Gene Analysis

Minnesota 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$302$288 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$302 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,239Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $240 to $437
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $302

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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 16th of 51

$302

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.