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Targeted Genetic Analysis of a Known Change

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 81402

A laboratory analysis of DNA or RNA that checks a sample for specific, already-known genetic changes rather than reading a gene from end to end. Which gene is examined depends on the condition being investigated; services grouped together here share the amount and difficulty of the laboratory work rather than a single disease.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Targeted Genetic Analysis of a Known Change cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$178$155 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$178 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $151 to $537Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $91 to $537
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $204professional $178

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
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$208.93

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 8th of 51

$191

AK $339DE $100

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.