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Prader-Willi/Angelman Genetic Test

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 81331

This service is a genetic laboratory test that looks at a specific pattern of gene activity to help diagnose Prader-Willi syndrome or Angelman syndrome, two different inherited conditions that affect development. It is typically ordered when a child shows developmental delay, low muscle tone, feeding difficulties, or other features suggestive of one of these conditions. The test is run on a blood sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Prader-Willi/Angelman Genetic Test cost?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 5 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$60.26$53.70 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$60.26 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $51 to $186Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $31 to $182
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $69professional $60

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
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$70.79

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $64.57 · 8th of 51
AK $115MD $38.02

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.