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Targeted Genetic Analysis of a Known Change

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

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

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$129 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$120 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $120 to $692Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $98 to $372
$100$200$500facility $331professional $178

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$204.17

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

North Carolina· 11th of 51

$178

AK $339AL $63.10

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.