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Fragile X Gene Test

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$63.10$45.71 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$45.71 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $46 to $257Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $26 to $209
$50$100$200facility $95professional $63

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
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
3 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
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$77.62

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 19th 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.