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Mitochondrial DNA Large Deletion Test

Iowa 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 8 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$851$724 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$933 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,692Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $562 to $6,166
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $851

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
$724.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,238.72
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 21st of 51

$933

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.