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Family Change In A DNA Repair Gene

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 81318

Tests a person for the one specific inherited change that has already been identified in their family, in a gene the body uses to correct copying errors when cells divide. When that repair system is faulty, errors build up and the risk of bowel, uterine, and certain other cancers rises.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Family Change In A DNA Repair Gene cost?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 5 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$245$245 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$245 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $245 to $562Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $229 to $275
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $245professional $245

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$245

AK $741VT $129

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.