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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Kansas 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$63.10$48.98 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$89.13 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $66 to $380Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $43 to $138
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $148professional $63

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
$69.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 6th of 51

$105

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.