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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Washington, DC 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$47.86$47.86 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$47.86 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $48 to $339Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $46 to $102
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $78professional $48

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$47.86

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.