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Cancer-Related Gene Mutation Test

New York 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$275$178 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$178 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $178 to $776Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $132 to $617
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $295professional $275

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
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$977.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$660.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$446.68
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12

Where New York 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.

New York· 28th of 51

$282

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.