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JAK2 V617F Gene Change Test

Ohio 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 8 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$74.13$57.54 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$102 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $89 to $676Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $46 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $74

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
$89.13
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$120.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$229.09
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$588.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$158.49

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 25th of 51

$97.72

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.