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Whole Genome Reading Of A Family Member

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$1,950$1,230 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$4,571 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $5,495
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $1,950

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$20,892.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Delaware than in Oklahoma. 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.

Washington, DC· 13th of 51

$3,236

DE $8,128OK $427

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.