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Fragile X Gene Follow-Up Analysis

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81244

A laboratory test on a blood sample that measures the length of a repeated stretch of DNA in the FMR1 gene and checks whether that gene has been chemically switched off. It is done after an initial screen has shown a change, in order to define the change precisely. Alterations in this gene cause fragile X syndrome, an inherited cause of learning disability.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fragile X Gene Follow-Up Analysis cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $158 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$44.67 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$44.67 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $45 to $347Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $28 to $151
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $100

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$144.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$134.90

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$100

AK $100RI $28.18

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.