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DNA Test Of A Single Gene

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 81284

A laboratory test that reads the DNA of one gene from a patient sample and reports the changes found in it. It is ordered when attention is already on a particular gene, and the result is read alongside the clinical picture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does DNA Test Of A Single Gene cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 4 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$117$91.20 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$155 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $155 to $209Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $81 to $174
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $174professional $117

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $120 · 33rd of 51
AK $309DE $91.20

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.