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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Nevada 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$191$138 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$204 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,288Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $120 to $589
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $191

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
$190.55
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 36th of 51

$229

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.