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SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer

New Jersey 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $324 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$129$63.10 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$115 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,905Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $46 to $219
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $324professional $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
$109.65
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$251.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $151 · 40th 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.