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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Mississippi 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 October 2026.

How much does Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene) cost?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$69.18$44.67 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$81.28 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $59 to $117Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $32 to $132
$50$100$200facility $81professional $69

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$199.53

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Kansas than in Illinois. 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$75.86

KS $240IL $50.12

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.