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Blood Gene Score For Heart Artery Disease

Maryland rates for HCPCS 81493

Measures how active a set of genes is in a blood sample and combines the readings, with other information about the person, into a single score. The score estimates how likely it is that symptoms such as chest pain are caused by narrowed heart arteries, and helps decide whether further heart testing is worthwhile.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Gene Score For Heart Artery Disease cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $891.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,047Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $794

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,862.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$794

ND $1,585CT $724

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.