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DNA Test Of A Single Gene

South Dakota 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$182$107 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$251 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $155 to $263Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $91 to $331
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $263professional $182

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
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$691.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$181.97
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $204 · 4th 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.