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Genetic Test For A Blood Disorder Gene (CALR)

Virginia 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$74.13 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$123 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $123 to $603Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $60 to $214
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $178professional $100

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$190.55
2 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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$120

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.