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Genetic Test For A Leukemia-Related Chromosome Change

North Carolina 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$191$115 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$132 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $132 to $741Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $74 to $302
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
3 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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$191

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.