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Leukemia-Associated Gene Fusion Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 81315

This laboratory test looks for a specific genetic fusion, formed when pieces of two different chromosomes join together, that is strongly linked to a particular type of acute leukemia. Finding this fusion helps confirm the diagnosis and can guide the choice of targeted treatment. The test is typically run on a blood or bone marrow sample.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Leukemia-Associated Gene Fusion Test cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$186 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$166 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $166 to $933Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $102 to $363
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $457professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
3 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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Connecticut. 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.

North Carolina· 11th of 51

$251

AK $468CT $123

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.