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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Delaware 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $200.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $158 to $525Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $110 to $447
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$363.08
1 more rate 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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
XU · Unusual separate service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 51st of 51

$162

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.