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Genetic Test For A Leukemia-Related Chromosome Change

Minnesota 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$155$120 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$132 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $69 to $617Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $107 to $339
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $195professional $155

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
$69.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$380.19
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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$31.62

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 22nd of 51

$166

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.