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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Gene Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$33.88$25.12 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$43.65 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $42 to $263Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $21 to $110
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $54professional $34

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
$104.71
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$36.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$58.88

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th 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.