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Genetic Marker Analysis, Blood Or Tissue (Alternate)

Alabama rates for HCPCS 81269

This service is a laboratory test that analyzes a specific gene or genetic marker from a blood or tissue sample. Results help a doctor diagnose an inherited condition, confirm a diagnosis, or guide treatment decisions. The sample is processed in a specialized genetics laboratory.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 4 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$158$120 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$182 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $162 to $389Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $120 to $234
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $158

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
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 31st of 51

$195

AK $457DE $135

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.