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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Alabama 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $174 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,311$2,344 to $6,310
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$174 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $174 to $4,467Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $6,310
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $174professional $3,311

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$2,291

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.