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Cancer-Related Gene Mutation Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 81311

This service is a genetic laboratory test that looks for specific mutations in a gene that is commonly altered in certain cancers. Results can help guide decisions about cancer treatment, including whether a particular targeted therapy is likely to work. The test is run on a tumor tissue sample.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cancer-Related Gene Mutation Test cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$132 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$174 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $174 to $251Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $123 to $339
$200$500$1Kfacility $174professional $178

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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$174

AK $661AL $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.