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Genetic Marker Test for a Blood Cancer

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 81207

This is a molecular test performed on a blood or bone marrow sample that looks for a specific genetic marker associated with a type of blood cancer, most often chronic myeloid leukemia. It helps confirm a diagnosis and can be used to track how well treatment is working over time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Marker Test for a Blood Cancer cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $200 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$155 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$174 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $151 to $525Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $87 to $513
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $200professional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$263.03

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $186 · 6th of 51
AK $324DC $110

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.