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Eye Melanoma Gene Activity Risk Test

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 81552

A laboratory test on a sample from a melanoma inside the eye that measures the activity of a small set of genes and reports which risk group the tumor falls into. The result predicts how likely the melanoma is to spread elsewhere and is used to set how closely the patient is watched afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Eye Melanoma Gene Activity Risk Test cost?

$11,749

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,749 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,244 to $15,849.

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 $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $14,125Professionalmedian $13,183 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $17,783
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $13,183

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
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$23,442.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$11,748.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.1 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$11,749

AK $17,378VT $2,455

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.