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Fragile X Gene Test

Indiana 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$22.91 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$51.29 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $45 to $174Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $85
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $58professional $35

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
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$85.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
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
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.98

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$46.77

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.