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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Gene Test

Michigan 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 6 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$33.11 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$41.69 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $39 to $76Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $32 to $56
$20$50$100facility $42professional $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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$138.04
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 40th of 51

$41.69

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.