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DNA Test Of A Single Gene

Connecticut 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 5 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$91.20$81.28 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$138 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $138 to $380Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $72 to $309
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $214professional $91

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
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $138 · 24th 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.