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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Basic Single Gene Variant Test cost?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 5 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$51.29$50.12 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$50.12 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $50 to $302Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $43 to $89
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $117professional $51

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $51.29 · 48th 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.