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Genetic Test For A Leukemia-Related Chromosome Change

Virginia 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$97.72 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$162 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $162 to $813Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $81 to $282
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $245professional $123

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
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$257.04
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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$151

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.