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SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer

Montana 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $331 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$81.28 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$288 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $257 to $447Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $81 to $347
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $331professional $240

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$190.55

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 3rd of 51

$275

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.