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Whole Exome Genetic Sequencing

Alabama rates for HCPCS 81415

Reads the protein-coding portions of essentially all of a person's genes from a blood or saliva sample, searching for a change that explains a condition present from birth or running in the family that has no clear cause. It is used when the features do not point to one suspected gene, so a broad search is more likely to find an answer than testing genes one at a time. A result may identify a cause, be inconclusive, or turn up a change whose meaning is not yet known.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Whole Exome Genetic Sequencing cost?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$2,884$2,089 to $5,495
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$589 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $589 to $4,074Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $5,495
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $589professional $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alabama· 50th of 51

$1,995

AK $10,715KY $1,000

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.