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BRCA1 Gene Analysis

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does BRCA1 Gene Analysis cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $589 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$195 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$240 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,380Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $135 to $457
$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
3 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
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$416.87

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.9 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.

North Carolina· 27th of 51

$288

AK $676AL $174

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.