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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Oklahoma 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$53.70$38.90 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$66.07 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $49 to $427Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $28 to $102
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $240professional $54

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
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$338.84

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 7th of 51

$102

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.