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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Ohio 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 8 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$195$145 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$240 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $200 to $977Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $120 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $195

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
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$575.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$338.84

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 40th of 51

$214

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.