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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Iowa 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 8 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$72.44$50.12 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$66.07 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $66 to $513Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $43 to $427
$50$100$200$500facility $123professional $72

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
$144.54
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$263.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 17th of 51

$75.86

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.