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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Montana 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$324$219 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$363 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $324 to $562Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $102 to $417
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $324

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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 6th of 51

$355

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.