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Targeted Analysis of a Single Gene

Virginia 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$61.66$45.71 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$83.18 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $83 to $407Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $33 to $123
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $117professional $62

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
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$117.49
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
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$74.13

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.