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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 July 2026.

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

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 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 $676 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$437$191 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$191 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,514Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $59 to $646
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $676professional $437

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
$831.76
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$616.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$575.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Alaska than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $437 · 1st of 51
AK $437CA $63.10

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.