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Genetic Test For A Leukemia-Related Chromosome Change

Connecticut 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 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 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$145$110 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$162 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $162 to $457Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $98 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $145

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
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 24th of 51

$162

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.