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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Gene Test

Tennessee 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$35.48$33.11 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$40.74 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $33 to $186Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $29 to $59
$10$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $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
$33.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 44th of 51

$38.90

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.