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Genetic Marker Analysis, Blood Or Tissue (Alternate)

Utah 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$182$174 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$234 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,288Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $93 to $302
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $479professional $182

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
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$812.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$204.17

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 36th of 51

$182

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.