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Genetic Test For A Blood Disorder Gene (CALR)

Montana 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 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 6 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$162$141 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$162 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $151 to $692Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $72 to $794
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $182professional $162

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$177.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$165.96

Where Montana 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.

Montana $166 · 9th 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.