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Single-Gene Molecular Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81252

A laboratory test that examines the DNA of one gene in a sample from the patient and reports whether particular changes are present. It is ordered when a specific gene is in question, and the result is read together with the clinical findings.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Single-Gene Molecular Test cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$229$151 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$100 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $100 to $724Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $100 to $339
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $229

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
$436.52
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$323.59
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$302.00

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$229

AK $229DC $75.86

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.