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Genetic Test For A Leukemia-Related Chromosome Change

Illinois 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$4.37 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$204 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,000Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $3 to $224
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $302professional $126

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
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 46th of 51

$126

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.