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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Louisiana 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$257$138 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$331 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $251 to $891Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $102 to $407
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $257

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
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$436.52

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$295

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.