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Fragile X Gene Test

Kansas 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$33.88 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$89.13 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $89 to $141Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $34 to $148
$50$100$200facility $93professional $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
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$97.72
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
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.02

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 3rd of 51

$89.13

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.