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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81554

A laboratory test performed on small pieces of lung tissue that measures the activity of a large set of genes and turns the pattern into a single categorical answer. The result helps doctors work out whether a particular scarring pattern is present in the lungs, so a diagnosis can often be reached without a larger surgical lung biopsy.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring cost?

$12,303

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,303 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12,303 from a physician practice, and about $21,878 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$12,303$10,965 to $12,303
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21,878$18,621 to $39,811

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21,878 · 10th to 90th $14,791 to $64,565Professionalmedian $12,303 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $18,621
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $21,878professional $12,303

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
$18,620.87
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$67,608.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$67,608.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$64,565.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$39,810.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$21,877.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$26,302.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Texas than in Alabama. 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

$12,303

TX $14,125AL $2,291

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.