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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Colorado 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?

$7,244

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $15,849 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 7 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 $7,079
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15,849$10,233 to $18,621

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,849 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $24,547Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $11,482
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $15,849professional $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
$5,495.41
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$25,118.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$24,547.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,882.50
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$11,481.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 5th of 51

$7,244

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.