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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 October 2026.

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

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$120 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$251 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $219 to $692Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $120 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $145

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
$229.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$467.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$346.74

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th of 51

$195

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.