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Targeted Analysis of a Single Gene

Georgia 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$74.13$37.15 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$83.18 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $63 to $288Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $21 to $186
$20$50$100$200facility $107professional $74

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$177.83
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 29th of 51

$83.18

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.