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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Michigan 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$182 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$224 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $182 to $447Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $158 to $347
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $229

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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$912.01
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 35th of 51

$229

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.