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DNA Comparison Between Samples

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81266

Compares repeating stretches of DNA between samples to work out how closely they match. The pattern is unique to a person, so the comparison can show whether two samples came from the same individual, whether cells from one person are present in another's sample, or how closely two people are related.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does DNA Comparison Between Samples cost?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$617 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$1,047 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $851 to $3,548Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,230professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,187.76
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,230.27
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Texas than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$692

TX $955AL $174

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.