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Genetic Test For Hereditary Iron Overload (HFE Gene)

Tennessee 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 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 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$54.95$48.98 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$66.07 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $51 to $295Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $44 to $89
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $107professional $55

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
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 47th of 51

$61.66

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.