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SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer

Louisiana 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$214$115 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$204 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $126 to $692Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $81 to $692
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $257professional $214

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
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $234 · 6th 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.