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Genetic Test For A Leukemia-Related Chromosome Change

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 81206

A blood or bone marrow sample is tested for a specific genetic rearrangement, commonly known as the Philadelphia chromosome, that is strongly associated with chronic myeloid leukemia, a type of blood cancer. The test can help confirm a diagnosis and is also used to monitor how well treatment is working over time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Genetic Test For A Leukemia-Related Chromosome Change cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$135 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$186 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $257Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $98 to $257
$100$200facility $186professional $155

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
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
$66.07
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Connecticut. 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.

Arkansas· 16th of 51

$186

AK $372CT $97.72

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.