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Mitochondrial DNA Large Deletion Test

Louisiana 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$977$468 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$1,122 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,951Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $977

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,071.52
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 15th of 51

$1,000

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.