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PALB2 Gene Test

Virginia 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$174 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$302 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,479Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $126 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $380professional $224

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
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,318.26
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
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$257

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.