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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 October 2026.

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

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$97.72$83.18 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$54.95 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $48 to $407Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $74 to $234
$50$100$200$500facility $162professional $98

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
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
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 51st of 51

$97.72

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.