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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81400

A genetic laboratory test that looks for one specific, well-established genetic change using a relatively simple laboratory technique. It represents the most basic tier of gene-based testing, generally used to check for a single known variant tied to a specific condition or trait rather than scanning a gene broadly. The exact gene and variant tested depends on why the test was ordered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Basic Single Gene Variant Test cost?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$145$69.18 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$64.57 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $65 to $759Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $65 to $214
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $145

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$204.17
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$194.98

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$145

AK $145DC $47.86

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.