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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

New Jersey 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$170 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$537 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $275 to $21,878Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $138 to $316
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $170

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
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$354.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,915.35
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 50th of 51

$174

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.