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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 October 2026.

How much does Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $550 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$138 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$324 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,862Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $3 to $372
$10$100$1Kfacility $550professional $186

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 47th of 51

$195

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.