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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Arkansas 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 7 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$63.10$53.70 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$74.13 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $74 to $120Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $44 to $102
$50$100facility $102professional $63

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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$91.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$89.13

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 25th of 51

$70.79

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.