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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Washington, DC 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 5 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$178 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$182 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $182 to $407Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $178 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $182professional $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. 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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$182

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.