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Family Change In A DNA Repair Gene

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 81299

Checks whether a person carries the one specific inherited change that has already been pinpointed in their family, within a gene the body relies on to correct copying mistakes as cells divide. When that repair system is faulty, mistakes accumulate and cancer risk rises.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Family Change In A DNA Repair Gene cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$155$145 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$245 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,413Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $138 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $155

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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
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
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$426.58

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.9 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.

North Carolina· 50th of 51

$162

TX $813KY $138

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.