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Fragile X Gene Test

South 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, 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 $117 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$44.67 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$60.26 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $45 to $355Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $29 to $295
$50$100$200$500facility $117professional $58

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
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
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
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 30th 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.