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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

New York 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$178 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$200 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $200 to $617Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $110 to $550
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $240professional $240

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
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$794.33
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$870.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$371.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65

Where New York 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 York· 30th of 51

$240

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.