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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Arizona 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 October 2026.

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

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $525 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$138 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$309 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,047Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $525professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Texas 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.

Arizona· 34th of 51

$229

TX $692DE $162

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.