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Single-Gene Genetic Test

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 81249

Examination in a specialist laboratory of the DNA of one gene taken from a patient sample, reported as whether particular changes are present in that gene. The finding supports a diagnosis or a treatment decision rather than answering the question by itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Single-Gene Genetic Test cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$708$603 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$708 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,138Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,138
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $813professional $708

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
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$741.31
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$831.76

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 7th of 51

$759

AK $1,349DE $398

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.