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Genetic Testing For Long QT Syndrome

Texas rates for HCPCS 81280

Genetic testing on a blood or saliva sample for long QT syndrome, an inherited fault in the heart's electrical system that can cause fainting, seizures or sudden cardiac arrest, often during exercise or sudden fright. This is the broad version that examines the genes known to cause the condition, rather than checking only for a change already identified in the family.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Testing For Long QT Syndrome cost?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $2,042.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $288 to $2,042Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $398 to $501
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,042professional $417

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 67.6 times more in Arizona than in South Carolina. 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.

Texas· 2nd of 50

$2,042

AZ $2,042SC $30.20

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.