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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Pennsylvania 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $389 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$195$191 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$240 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,660Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $145 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $389professional $195

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
$194.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$831.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,230.27
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$338.84

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 37th of 51

$204

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.