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SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer

Georgia 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$129$87.10 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$105 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $68 to $295Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $40 to $240
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $155professional $129

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
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$229.09

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $135 · 46th 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.