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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Connecticut 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$66.07$48.98 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$77.62 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $66 to $182Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $44 to $200
$50$100$200facility $107professional $66

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
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 22nd of 51

$72.44

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.