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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Louisiana 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?

$6,166

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,884$2,291 to $6,166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$6,761 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $5,623 to $18,197Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,079
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $2,884

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
$5,888.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$28,183.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$25,703.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$6,166

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.