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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Nevada 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 Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,692 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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$2,692$2,188 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$5,495 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $19,953Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $6,607
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $2,692

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
$4,265.80
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$29,512.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 36th 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.