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Single-Gene Molecular Test

Louisiana 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$120$107 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$120 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $100 to $372Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $60 to $363
$50$100$200$500facility $138professional $120

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
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$154.88
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
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$129

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.