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SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer

Alabama 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 4 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$151$115 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$178 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $155 to $288Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $50 to $219
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $204professional $151

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $174 · 24th 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.