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JAK2 V617F Gene Change Test

Rhode Island 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 October 2026.

How much does JAK2 V617F Gene Change Test cost?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 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 $112 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$69.18$57.54 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$110 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $105 to $282Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $49 to $138
$50$100$200facility $112professional $69

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$173.78

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Connecticut. 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.

Rhode Island· 46th of 51

$69.18

AK $204CT $63.10

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.