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Whole Genome Reading Of A Family Member

Alabama rates for HCPCS 81426

Reads essentially all of a relative's DNA so that it can be compared with the patient's own. Most people carry many harmless genetic differences, and seeing which ones a parent or sibling also carries makes it far easier to pick out the change that actually explains the patient's condition.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Whole Genome Reading Of A Family Member cost?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 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$1,349$1,148 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$589 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $589 to $2,188Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $589professional $1,349

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
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
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Texas 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$589

TX $10,233AL $589

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.