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JAK2 V617F Gene Change Test

Utah 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$54.95 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$57.54 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $58 to $347Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $52 to $158
$50$100$200$500facility $100professional $71

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$416.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 36th of 51

$77.62

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.