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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Rhode Island 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$38.02 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$64.57 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $58 to $178Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $32 to $158
$50$100$200facility $78professional $48

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$107.15

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$64.57

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.