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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Nebraska 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?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,311$3,311 to $10,471
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,549 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $12,882Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $16,218
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $3,311

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
$3,630.78
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$26,915.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$13,182.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$25,703.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$26,915.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 48th of 51

$3,311

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.