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Single-Gene Molecular Test

Alabama 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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$91.20$67.61 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$70.79 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $60 to $151Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $60 to $158
$50$100$200facility $91professional $91

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
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$100.00

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 40th of 51

$91.20

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.