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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Kentucky 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,311$2,188 to $5,495
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$4,467 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $7,943Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $26,303
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $3,311

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
$4,365.16
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,623.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,370.32
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,585.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
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
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 35th of 51

$4,365

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.