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BRAF Gene Change Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 81210

A laboratory test on a tumor sample or a blood sample that looks for a specific change in the BRAF gene at the spot where it most often goes wrong. This change drives some melanomas, thyroid cancers and bowel cancers, and finding it opens the door to drugs aimed directly at it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does BRAF Gene Change Test cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $148.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $132 to $676Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $74 to $224
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $295professional $132

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$132

AK $398CT $105

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.