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Fragile X Gene Test

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$25.12 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$57.54 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $58 to $182Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $24 to $74
$10$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $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
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$77.62

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 20th 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.