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Genetic Test For A Blood Disorder Gene (CALR)

South 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$123$95.50 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$158 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $95 to $759Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $72 to $174
$100$200$500facility $251professional $123

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
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$123

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.