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Mitochondrial DNA Large Deletion Test

Washington, DC 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$708$692 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$708 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,585Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $676 to $724
$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $708

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
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$724.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$933.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$708

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.