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SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$145$112 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$129 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $76 to $617Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $36 to $1,259
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $288professional $145

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$114.82

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $174 · 26th 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.