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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Arizona 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$52.48$43.65 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$79.43 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $59 to $309Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $39 to $91
$50$100$200facility $141professional $52

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
$77.62
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 49th of 51

$54.95

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.