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DNA Comparison Between Samples

West Virginia 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $589 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$151 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$251 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $251 to $912Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $129 to $562
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $251

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
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$562.34

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 35th of 51

$251

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.