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Mitochondrial DNA Large Deletion Test

Colorado 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 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$724$631 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,259 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $724 to $4,786Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,148
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $2,291professional $724

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
$588.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,348.96
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $871 · 31st 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.