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Targeted Analysis of a Single Gene

Minnesota 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 6 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$83.18$81.28 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$83.18 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $83 to $617Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $66 to $120
$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $83

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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$616.60
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$181.97

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 27th of 51

$83.18

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.