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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Louisiana 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$77.62$69.18 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$77.62 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $66 to $240Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $39 to $234
$50$100$200facility $89professional $78

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
$89.13
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$117.49

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$83.18

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.