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Fragile X Gene Test

Kentucky 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$67.61$45.71 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$47.86 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $45 to $257Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $34 to $275
$50$100$200facility $58professional $68

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
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$91.20
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
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.78

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 22nd of 51

$63.10

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.