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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Maryland 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?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,388 to $4,365.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $5,495
$5K$10Kprofessional $4,074

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,265.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
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
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$851.14

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$4,074

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.