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Fragile X Gene Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 81243

A laboratory test on a blood sample that examines a specific gene on the X chromosome for an abnormally expanded stretch of repeated genetic letters. That expansion is the cause of fragile X syndrome, an inherited condition that can cause developmental delay and intellectual disability. The test identifies whether such an expansion is present.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fragile X Gene Test cost?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$57.54$57.54 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$64.57 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $65 to $89Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $34 to $85
$50$100facility $65professional $58

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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
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
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Arkansas· 16th of 51

$64.57

AK $129NE $38.02

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.