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Single-Gene Molecular Test

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Single-Gene Molecular Test cost?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $115 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$100 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$115 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $115 to $155Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $60 to $151
$50$100$200facility $115professional $102

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kentucky than in New Mexico. 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.

Arkansas· 17th of 51

$115

KY $245NM $60.26

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.