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Cancer-Related Gene Mutation Test

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

How much does Cancer-Related Gene Mutation Test cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $759 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$275 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$295 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,188Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $234 to $437
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $759professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$645.65

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $295 · 26th of 51
AK $661DE $200

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.