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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Idaho 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 Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $145 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$70.79$63.10 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$85.11 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $66 to $219Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $54 to $129
$50$100$200facility $145professional $71

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
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 18th 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.