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Mitochondrial DNA Large Deletion Test

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$724$708 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$794 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,074Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,072
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,445professional $724

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
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $741 · 47th 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.