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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Alabama 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$64.57$42.66 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$64.57 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $58 to $95Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $38 to $74
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $74professional $65

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
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $69.18 · 13th of 51
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.