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Genetic Marker Analysis, Blood Or Tissue (Alternate)

Minnesota 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 6 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$195 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$204 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,479Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $162 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $525professional $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
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$416.87
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 23rd of 51

$204

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.