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Gene Activity Test To Find A Tumor's Origin

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81504

A laboratory test on a tumor sample that compares the activity pattern of its genes against the patterns typical of many known cancer types. It is used when a cancer has been found but the organ it started in is unclear, and it reports how closely the tumor resembles each candidate origin so treatment can be aimed correctly.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Gene Activity Test To Find A Tumor's Origin cost?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,175$1,047 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,778 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $1,175

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
$1,737.80
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,715.35
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,089.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Texas 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$1,175

TX $1,905GA $234

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.