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DPYD Gene Test Before Chemotherapy

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 81232

A test on a blood or cheek-swab sample that looks for a set of common changes in the DPYD gene, which controls how quickly the body breaks down certain chemotherapy drugs. People carrying one of these changes clear the drug slowly and can suffer severe side effects at a normal dose, so the result guides dosing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does DPYD Gene Test Before Chemotherapy cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$251$200 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$123 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $123 to $363Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $89 to $347
$100$200$500facility $123professional $251

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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$229

AK $389FL $115

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.