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SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer

Rhode Island 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$61.66$58.88 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$219 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,096Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $59 to $145
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $240professional $62

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
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $66.07 · 50th 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.