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JAK2 V617F Gene Change Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 81270

Looks in a blood or bone-marrow sample for one specific change in the JAK2 gene, known as V617F, which drives the marrow to overproduce blood cells. Finding it supports the diagnosis of a myeloproliferative disorder such as polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia or myelofibrosis. The change is picked up during life in the blood-forming cells rather than inherited.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does JAK2 V617F Gene Change Test cost?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 5 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$69.18$67.61 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$110 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $69 to $575Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $66 to $170
$50$100$200$500facility $209professional $69

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
$69.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$467.74

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Nebraska than in Vermont. 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$69.18

NE $204VT $66.07

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.