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G6PD Known Family Variant Test

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 81248

A blood test that checks for one specific change in the G6PD gene that has already been identified in the family. G6PD is an enzyme that shields red blood cells from chemical stress, and people who lack it can have their red cells break down after certain medicines, infections or foods.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does G6PD Known Family Variant Test cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $562 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 4 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$275$263 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$437 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,138Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $224 to $372
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $562professional $275

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$537.03

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 49th of 51

$275

AK $851DE $251

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.