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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Gene Test

Iowa 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 8 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$39.81$33.88 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$43.65 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $34 to $126Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $29 to $288
$50$100$200facility $74professional $40

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
$33.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$218.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$120.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 36th of 51

$43.65

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.