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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Arizona 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$51.29$42.66 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$74.13 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $48 to $288Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $38 to $89
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $155professional $51

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
$75.86
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $54.95 · 45th 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.