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Basic Single Gene Variant Test

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Basic Single Gene Variant Test cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$52.48$31.62 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$53.70 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $52 to $191Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $27 to $117
$50$100$200facility $126professional $52

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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$117.49

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 39th 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.