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Genetic Test For A Leukemia-Related Chromosome Change

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 7 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$126$102 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$219 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $126 to $832Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $69 to $575
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $398professional $126

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
$102.33
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$239.88
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Colorado· 9th of 51

$209

AK $372DC $123

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.