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Beta Globin Gene Common Variant Test

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 81361

Examines the gene for the beta part of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen, checking for the well-known changes that cause sickle cell disease and related hemoglobin differences. It reports whether one or two altered copies are present, which distinguishes a carrier from someone affected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Beta Globin Gene Common Variant Test cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$117$105 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$174 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $174 to $490Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $93 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $117

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
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Connecticut· 19th of 51

$174

AK $389DE $117

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.