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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Rhode Island 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$155 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$115 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $105 to $741Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $126 to $363
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$457.09

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 48th of 51

$182

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.