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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 July 2026.

How much does SEPT9 Methylation Blood Test for Colon Cancer cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 6 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$110$75.86 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$219 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $76 to $525Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $76 to $209
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $407professional $110

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
$75.86
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$776.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$173.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82

Where Utah 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.

Utah $170 · 28th 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.