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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 October 2026.

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

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$61.66$53.70 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$74.13 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $74 to $102Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $39 to $102
$50$100facility $74professional $62

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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
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
$26.92
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Kansas than in Illinois. 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· 23rd of 51

$74.13

KS $240IL $50.12

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.