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Mitochondrial DNA Large Deletion Test

North Carolina 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 6 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$741$661 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$741 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $589 to $3,090Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,259
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $832professional $741

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
$831.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $741 · 44th 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.