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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 July 2026.

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

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $589 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 7 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$182$151 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$324 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,230Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $102 to $257
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $182

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
$151.36
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 20th of 51

$257

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.