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PALB2 Gene Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 81308

A genetic test that examines the PALB2 gene, changes in which raise a person's lifetime risk of breast cancer and some other cancers. It is used in families where an inherited cancer risk is suspected or has already been identified.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does PALB2 Gene Test cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $871 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$126 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$562 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,380Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $126 to $617
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $871professional $191

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.7 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.

Colorado· 5th of 51

$398

TX $1,514AL $174

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.