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JAK2 Gene Test Beyond the Common Change

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 81279

A blood or bone marrow test that examines a particular region of the JAK2 gene for changes other than the single most common one. It is used when a disorder causing the marrow to make too many blood cells is suspected but the usual first test came back negative.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does JAK2 Gene Test Beyond the Common Change cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 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 7 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$123$123 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$186 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $132 to $603Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $112 to $1,230
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $288professional $123

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
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$512.86

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $275 · 3rd of 51
AK $417FL $138

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.