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Full Reading Of The BRCA2 Gene

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 81216

Reads the BRCA2 gene from end to end, looking for any change that raises the inherited risk of breast, ovarian, and certain other cancers. It is used when an inherited cause is suspected and no specific change has already been pinpointed in the family.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Full Reading Of The BRCA2 Gene cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$148$145 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$145 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $145 to $871Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $120 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $148

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
$128.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Rhode Island than in Washington, DC. 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.

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$148

RI $1,047DC $138

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.