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MLH1 Gene Test

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 81293

Looks for changes in the MLH1 gene in a blood or saliva sample. MLH1 is one of the genes the body uses to correct copying mistakes in DNA, and inherited changes in it cause Lynch syndrome, which raises the lifetime risk of bowel, womb and several other cancers. A result guides screening for the person tested and for their relatives.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MLH1 Gene Test cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $398.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $229 to $603Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $229professional $257

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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

North Dakota· 44th of 51

$251

AK $741VT $182

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.