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PALB2 Gene Test

Texas 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $562 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,514$186 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$251 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,514Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $126 to $2,239
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $562professional $1,514

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
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 1st of 51

$1,514

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.