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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Utah 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 July 2026.

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

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$204 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$295 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,089Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $141 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,096.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska 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.

Utah· 12th of 51

$295

AK $550DE $174

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.