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DNA Test Of A Single Gene

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$120$81.28 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$138 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $132 to $490Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $55 to $269
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $195professional $120

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
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$186.21

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $138 · 22nd 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.