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Genetic Test For A Blood Disorder Gene (CALR)

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 81219

A blood sample is tested for common genetic changes in a gene called CALR, which are associated with certain blood and bone marrow disorders that cause the body to overproduce blood cells. Identifying this gene change can help confirm a diagnosis in someone with abnormal blood counts.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Genetic Test For A Blood Disorder Gene (CALR) cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$115$100 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$138 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $138 to $191Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $72 to $191
$100$200facility $138professional $115

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
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Arkansas· 21st of 51

$138

AK $275AL $63.10

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.