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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Delaware 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 4 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$54.95$43.65 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$66.07 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $54 to $603Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $44 to $195
$50$100$200$500facility $69professional $55

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
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$123.03
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 41st of 51

$66.07

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.