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Large Multi-Gene Tumor Sequencing Panel

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 81455

This laboratory service analyzes a large panel of genes from a tumor or blood sample to look for genetic changes that can help guide cancer diagnosis and treatment decisions. It examines many genes at once using next-generation sequencing technology, offering a broader look than smaller, more targeted gene panels. Results can help identify mutations that inform prognosis or point toward targeted therapies.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Large Multi-Gene Tumor Sequencing Panel cost?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 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 $4,467 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 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$2,291$2,188 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,399 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $2,291

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in North Dakota than in Vermont. 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.

Tennessee· 39th of 51

$2,291

ND $4,467VT $724

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.