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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 July 2026.

How much does Basic Single Gene Variant Test cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 6 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$77.62$64.57 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$79.43 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $79 to $398Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $45 to $427
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $100professional $78

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$87,096.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Montana $79.43 · 5th of 51
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.