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Mitochondrial DNA Large Deletion Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 81465

A laboratory test that examines the DNA inside mitochondria, the structures that generate energy inside cells, looking for large missing sections. It also reports what proportion of a person's mitochondria carry the change, since this varies from cell to cell and from tissue to tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mitochondrial DNA Large Deletion Test cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 4 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$794$617 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$646 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,413Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,148
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $851professional $794

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
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $794 · 36th of 51
SD $1,413DC $708

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.