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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Gene Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 81332

This service is a genetic laboratory test that looks for common gene changes linked to alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, an inherited condition that can cause lung and liver disease. It is used to help confirm the diagnosis in people with unexplained liver disease, early emphysema, or a family history of the condition. The test is run on a blood sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Gene Test cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$36.31$28.84 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$50.12 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $39 to $87Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $26 to $50
$20$50$100facility $58professional $36

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
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 23rd of 51

$50.12

NE $105DC $33.11

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.