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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Utah 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 Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$38.02 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$69.18 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $56 to $234Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $27 to $83
$50$100$200facility $69professional $60

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$302.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 28th 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.