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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Gene Test

West 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, 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 $132 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 4 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$32.36 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$54.95 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $35 to $240Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $30 to $42
$20$50$100$200facility $132professional $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
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 48th 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.