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Fragile X Gene Follow-Up Analysis

Connecticut 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 5 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$29.51$28.18 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$44.67 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $45 to $126Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $27 to $100
$20$50$100$200facility $71professional $30

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
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 17th of 51

$44.67

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.