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SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer

Utah 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$75.86 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$75.86 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $76 to $550Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $36 to $209
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $219professional $107

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$776.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 38th of 51

$115

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.