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Gene Activity Test To Find A Tumor's Origin

North Dakota 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $363 to $617Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,047
$200$500$1Kfacility $363professional $759

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
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$676

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.