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Mitochondrial DNA Large Deletion Test

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Mitochondrial DNA Large Deletion Test cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $933 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$372 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$794 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,380Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,862
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,862.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,023.29
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Kentucky· 34th of 51

$759

AK $2,089GA $562

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.