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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Idaho 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?

$5,623

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,495 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,495$4,571 to $8,710
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$6,026 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $5,370 to $19,953Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $10,715
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $5,495

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
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$19,952.62
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$19,952.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,623.41
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,079.46
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
1 more rate 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 17th of 51

$5,623

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.