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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Tennessee 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $537.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $182 to $708Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,820
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $447professional $219

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
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$457.09
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 26th of 51

$240

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.