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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Maine 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 Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $302.

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 $324 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,995Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $98 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $324professional $145

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$575.44

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 45th 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.