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VKORC1 Warfarin Sensitivity Gene Test

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 81355

A genetic test that checks for the common changes in the VKORC1 gene, which affects how strongly a person responds to the blood thinner warfarin. People carrying certain versions need a lower or a higher dose to reach a safe level of blood thinning. A blood or saliva sample is used.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does VKORC1 Warfarin Sensitivity Gene Test cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$89.13$83.18 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$89.13 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $89 to $646Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $71 to $129
$50$100$200$500facility $234professional $89

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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$645.65
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.0 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.

Minnesota· 22nd of 51

$89.13

AK $200VT $50.12

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.