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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

New Mexico 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$51.29$26.92 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$41.69 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $42 to $209Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $27 to $89
$50$100$200facility $58professional $51

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
$47.86
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 38th of 51

$52.48

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.