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Fragile X Gene Test

Virginia 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$32.36 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$57.54 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $58 to $282Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $23 to $93
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $74professional $43

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
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$123.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$79.43
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
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.77

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$51.29

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.