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JAK2 V617F Gene Change Test

Vermont 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $155 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$57.54 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$91.20 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $91 to $617Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $55 to $229
$50$100$200$500facility $155professional $105

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
$87.10
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$251.19

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 17th of 51

$105

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.