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Single-Gene DNA Test

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 81328

A molecular laboratory test that examines the DNA of one gene from a sample supplied by the patient and reports the changes it finds. The finding is interpreted together with the clinical picture rather than standing alone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Single-Gene DNA Test cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$81.28 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$174 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $174 to $537Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $74 to $229
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $174

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
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$234.42

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Louisiana· 16th of 51

$186

AK $389DE $105

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.