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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Louisiana 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 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 $83.18 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$64.57$28.18 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$63.10 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $63 to $200Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $27 to $83
$10$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $65

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$87.10

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 16th of 51

$69.18

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.