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Genetic Test For A Blood Disorder Gene (CALR)

North Carolina 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$81.28 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$97.72 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $98 to $550Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $55 to $229
$100$200$500facility $200professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
3 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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 24th of 51

$135

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.