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Colon Cancer Gene Activity Recurrence Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 81525

A laboratory test run on colon tumor tissue removed at surgery that measures how active a group of genes is in the cancer cells. The result is a score estimating the chance the cancer will return, which helps the patient and oncologist decide whether chemotherapy after surgery is worthwhile.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Colon Cancer Gene Activity Recurrence Test cost?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 4 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$2,455$1,862 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$692 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,548Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $2,455

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
$3,090.30
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Alabama· 43rd of 51

$2,455

AK $7,079VT $324

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.