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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Gene Test

Louisiana 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$52.48$46.77 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$52.48 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $44 to $158Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $26 to $155
$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $52

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
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$79.43

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$56.23

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.