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Genetic Test For A Leukemia-Related Chromosome Change

Nebraska 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$107$97.72 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$275 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $98 to $851Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $93 to $813
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $398professional $107

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
$107.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$660.69
1 more rate 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 39th of 51

$135

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.