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Fragile X Gene Test

Idaho 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$57.54$48.98 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$66.07 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $58 to $204Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $24 to $112
$50$100$200facility $110professional $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
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$112.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$91.20
1 more rate 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$66.07

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.