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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Oregon 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 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 8 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$63.10 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$66.07 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $66 to $251Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $55 to $123
$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
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$91.20
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 23rd of 51

$72.44

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.