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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 October 2026.

How much does Targeted Analysis of a Single Gene cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$38.02 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$63.10 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $63 to $71Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $35 to $95
$50$100$200facility $63professional $50

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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· 46th of 51

$63.10

AK $186NE $54.95

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.