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Founder Changes In Breast Cancer Genes

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81212

Checks the two genes most strongly linked to inherited breast and ovarian cancer, but only at the particular spots where a handful of well-known changes occur. These changes are found much more often in families of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, so testing those spots alone can answer the question quickly for someone with that background.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Founder Changes In Breast Cancer Genes cost?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$871 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,479 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $5,129Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,479
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $1,000

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
$1,479.11
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,162.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,778.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Texas than in North Carolina. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$1,000

TX $1,380NC $195

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.