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DNA Test Of A Single Gene

South Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does DNA Test Of A Single Gene cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $282 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$89.13 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$145 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $107 to $851Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $63 to $148
$100$200$500facility $282professional $107

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$109.65

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Texas than in Alabama. 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$107

TX $331AL $63.10

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.