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Genetic Marker Analysis, Blood Or Tissue

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 81264

This service is a laboratory test that analyzes a blood or tissue sample for a specific genetic marker to detect an abnormal clonal population of cells - a group of cells that all arose from a single abnormal cell - which can be a sign of certain cancers. Results help a doctor diagnose or monitor conditions such as blood cancers. The sample is processed in a specialized genetics laboratory.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Marker Analysis, Blood Or Tissue cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$204$182 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$204 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $178 to $631Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $105 to $617
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $234professional $204

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
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$288.40

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $219 · 8th of 51
AK $389DE $115

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.