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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Maryland 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $66.07.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $27 to $1,585Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $29 to $78
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $49professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$112.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$51.29

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.