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GBA Gene Test For Gaucher Disease

Maryland rates for HCPCS 81251

A laboratory test on a blood sample that checks the GBA gene for a set of well-recognized changes. When both copies of this gene are altered, a fatty substance builds up in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow, causing Gaucher disease.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does GBA Gene Test For Gaucher Disease cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $39.81.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $20 to $302Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $63
$20$50$100$200facility $302professional $35

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
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$35.48

AK $107DC $35.48

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.