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Genetic Test For A Blood Disorder Gene (CALR)

Iowa 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $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 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$110$93.33 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$141 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $123 to $891Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $79 to $794
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $288professional $110

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
$93.33
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$602.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$331.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $123 · 35th of 51
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.