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Targeted Analysis of a Single Gene

Alabama 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 4 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$64.57$50.12 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$69.18 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $59 to $126Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $50 to $95
$50$100$200facility $83professional $65

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
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 41st of 51

$74.13

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.