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Carrier Screening For Severe Inherited Conditions

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 81443

This is a laboratory analysis of a blood or saliva sample that checks a person's DNA for changes linked to a group of serious inherited conditions, such as cystic fibrosis or certain inherited blood disorders. It looks across many genes at once rather than testing for a single condition, and is typically ordered before or during pregnancy to help a couple understand their chance of having a child affected by one of these conditions. Results are usually reviewed with a genetic counselor or physician.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Carrier Screening For Severe Inherited Conditions cost?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$1,288$1,023 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,399 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $1,288

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
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,818.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$2,512

AK $5,495AL $1,023

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.