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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Nebraska 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 6 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$178$42.66 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$145 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $66 to $617Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $39 to $427
$50$100$200$500facility $269professional $178

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
$95.50
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$181.97

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 1st of 51

$178

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.