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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

New York 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?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,266 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,266$2,630 to $6,918
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,370 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $14,125Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $11,220
$100$1K$10Kfacility $7,943professional $4,266

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
$3,019.95
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$18,620.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$14,791.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,762.47
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,309.57
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$10,964.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,309.57
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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25

Where New York 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.

New York· 33rd of 51

$4,571

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.