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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

North Carolina 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$54.95$26.92 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$51.29 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $51 to $288Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $19 to $158
$20$50$100$200facility $107professional $55

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
$51.29
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
3 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
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$87.10

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$54.95

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.