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Genetic Test For A Blood Disorder Gene (CALR)

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 7 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$93.33$75.86 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$158 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $93 to $575Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $51 to $129
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $295professional $93

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
$75.86
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$177.83
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$85.11

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Colorado· 27th of 51

$129

AK $275DC $91.20

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.