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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 July 2026.

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

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$324$275 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$316 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,380Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,585
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $363professional $324

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 7th of 51

$324

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.