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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$209$145 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$240 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $234 to $562Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $120 to $479
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $331professional $209

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
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Missouri $240 · 30th of 51
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.