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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 July 2026.

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

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$75.86$50.12 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$66.07 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $59 to $151Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $49 to $132
$50$100$200$500facility $81professional $76

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
$51.29
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$134.90

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 14th of 51

$79.43

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.