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Targeted Analysis of a Single Gene

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81246

A laboratory test that examines one specific gene in a sample of blood, bone marrow, or tissue, looking at defined positions within it to see whether a change is present. The finding is reported alongside the other results being used to reach a diagnosis or plan treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Targeted Analysis of a Single Gene cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$186$107 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$83.18 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $83 to $589Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $83 to $275
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $186

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
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$269.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$251.19

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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

$186

AK $186DC $61.66

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.