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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81218

A laboratory test on a blood or bone marrow sample that reads the entire sequence of a gene, looking for changes that help classify a leukemia and guide treatment. Reading the whole gene picks up changes anywhere along it, not only at the spots a shorter test checks.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 6 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$550$240 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$240 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,738Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $229 to $813
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $851professional $550

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$776.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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· 1st of 51

$550

AK $550DE $174

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.