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Full Gene Test To Characterize A Leukemia

Virginia 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 8 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$195$141 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$240 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,259Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $120 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $324professional $195

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
$229.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$512.86
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 29th of 51

$240

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.