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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Mississippi 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$166 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$347 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $240 to $437Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $120 to $490
$100$200$500facility $347professional $257

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
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$741.31

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 7th of 51

$347

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.