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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Nevada 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$69.18$51.29 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$54.95 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $51 to $490Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $36 to $91
$20$50$100$200$500facility $107professional $69

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
$125.89
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$100.00
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 30th of 51

$69.18

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.