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Genetic Test For A Blood Disorder Gene (CALR)

Kentucky 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 5 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$85.11$60.26 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$110 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $100 to $457Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $60 to $166
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $182professional $85

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
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$97.72

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.