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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81256

A blood sample is tested for the most common genetic changes linked to hereditary hemochromatosis, a condition in which the body absorbs and stores too much iron over time. Identifying these gene changes can help confirm a diagnosis in someone with signs of iron overload or a family history of the condition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene) cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$148$66.07 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$166 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $66 to $468Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $62 to $219
$50$100$200$500facility $251professional $148

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
$204.17
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$208.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Nebraska 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· 2nd of 51

$166

NE $178DC $48.98

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.