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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Connecticut 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $363.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $240 to $631Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $123 to $427
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $182

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$602.56
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$331.13
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
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 24th of 51

$245

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.