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Fragile X Gene Follow-Up Analysis

Colorado 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 7 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$33.88$28.18 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$60.26 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $35 to $229Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $19 to $48
$20$50$100$200facility $110professional $34

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$66.07
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$47.86

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.