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Targeted Analysis of a Single Gene

Louisiana 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 5 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$97.72$87.10 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$95.50 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $83 to $302Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $50 to $295
$50$100$200$500facility $112professional $98

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
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
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
$41.69
Typical High
$117.49

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 14th of 51

$102

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.