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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Illinois 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 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 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$200$178 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$245 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $209 to $661Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $3 to $479
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $380professional $200

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
$199.53
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $204 · 43rd 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.