go back

DNA Test Of A Single Gene

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 6 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$138$129 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$138 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,000Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $110 to $200
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $347professional $138

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,000.00
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $138 · 18th 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.