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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Basic Single Gene Variant Test cost?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$25.12 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$53.70 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $50 to $138Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $23 to $112
$20$50$100$200facility $65professional $46

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$102.33
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.4 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.

Kentucky· 43rd of 51

$51.29

AK $145DE $42.66

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.