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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Gene Test

Kentucky 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$34.67$21.38 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$35.48 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $35 to $105Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $60
$20$50$100$200facility $44professional $35

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
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$51.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$35.48

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.