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Genetic Test For A Leukemia-Related Chromosome Change

Georgia 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$85.11 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$162 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $123 to $562Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $51 to $372
$50$100$200$500facility $219professional $204

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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$346.74
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
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 10th of 51

$209

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.