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Whole Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 81460

Reads the full set of DNA carried inside mitochondria, the tiny structures that generate energy inside cells. The laboratory reports changes found and also how large a share of the mitochondria in the sample carry each change, because that proportion strongly affects how a mitochondrial condition shows up.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Whole Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing cost?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 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$1,000$1,000 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,000 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $955 to $5,888Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,349
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,820professional $1,000

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
$891.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in North Dakota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $1,023 · 43rd of 51
ND $1,950KY $794

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.