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Drug Metabolism Gene Test For Chemotherapy Sensitivity

Colorado rates for HCPCS 81350

This laboratory analysis looks for common variations in a gene that affects how the body breaks down certain substances, including a chemotherapy drug used to treat some cancers. Knowing whether a patient has one of these variations can help predict their risk of severe side effects from that chemotherapy drug, allowing the dose to be adjusted in advance. The test is typically run once, using a blood sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drug Metabolism Gene Test For Chemotherapy Sensitivity cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 7 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$178$97.72 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$309 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,175Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $83 to $251
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $575professional $178

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
$147.91
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$338.84
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$251

AK $525VT $83.18

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.