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SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81327

A blood test that looks for a chemical change called methylation affecting the SEPT9 gene. This change is frequently present when colorectal cancer is developing, so finding it in blood flags the need for a closer look at the bowel. It is offered as a colorectal cancer screening option for people who will not undergo other forms of screening.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $776 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$191 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$646 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,239Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $95 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $437

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
$645.65
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,380.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Texas than in Ohio. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$437

TX $468OH $87.10

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.