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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Colorado 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$102 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$457 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,096Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $102 to $501
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $708professional $148

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
$245.47
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 9th of 51

$324

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.