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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Montana 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$87.10$57.54 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$95.50 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $85 to $148Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $27 to $115
$50$100$200facility $110professional $87

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 3rd of 51

$93.33

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.