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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

South Dakota 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$170 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$275 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $234 to $468Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $155 to $575
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $275

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 17th of 51

$275

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.