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JAK2 V617F Gene Change Test

New Mexico 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$66.07 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$138 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $110 to $851Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $56 to $129
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $288professional $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
$109.65
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 35th of 51

$87.10

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.