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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Maryland 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $214.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $102 to $182Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $135 to $324
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $102professional $195

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$195

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.