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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Mississippi 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?

$6,026

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,026 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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$6,026$3,020 to $8,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$6,026 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $5,888 to $9,772Professionalmedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $9,772
$5K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $6,026

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
$9,772.37
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 13th of 51

$6,026

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.