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Carrier Screening For Severe Inherited Conditions

North Carolina 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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$2,291$1,585 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$1,950 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $2,291

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
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,511.89
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
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,388.44

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· 26th of 51

$2,291

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.