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Targeted Analysis of a Single Gene

Iowa 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$50.12 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$100 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $83 to $219Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $50 to $355
$50$100$200facility $155professional $85

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
$64.57
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$109.65
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$154.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
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
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.95

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 20th of 51

$89.13

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.