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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Georgia 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$36.31 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$66.07 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $50 to $224Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $20 to $148
$20$50$100$200facility $87professional $81

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$141.25
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
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 14th of 51

$83.18

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.