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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

Virginia 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 8 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$47.86$30.20 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$64.57 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $55 to $302Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $26 to $110
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $68professional $48

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
$47.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $54.95 · 43rd 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.