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Fragile X Gene Test

Minnesota 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$57.54$48.98 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$53.70 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $54 to $457Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $34 to $115
$50$100$200$500facility $129professional $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
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$134.90
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.80

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 26th of 51

$57.54

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.