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Single-Gene Genetic Test

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 81296

A DNA test that focuses on one gene rather than scanning many at once. It is run in a specialist laboratory on a sample taken from the patient, and the finding contributes to a diagnosis or to a treatment decision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Single-Gene Genetic Test cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $363.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $87 to $832Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $72 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $174

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
2 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
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.20

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Texas than in Kentucky. 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.

Connecticut· 47th of 51

$174

TX $891KY $135

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.