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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Missouri 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 7 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$60.26$47.86 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$66.07 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $62 to $257Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $32 to $132
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $98professional $60

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
$56.23
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$223.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$97.72

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 16th of 51

$77.62

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.