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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 July 2026.

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

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 6 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$240$195 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$240 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $240 to $2,089Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $145 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $389professional $240

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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,071.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 26th of 51

$240

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.