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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Iowa 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 8 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$209$186 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$240 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $186 to $708Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,585
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $380professional $209

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
$186.21
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$660.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $240 · 31st of 51
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.