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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Oklahoma 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 July 2026.

How much does Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring cost?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,074 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,074$2,291 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$4,169 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $4,074 to $13,804Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $6,918
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,370professional $4,074

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Oklahoma sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Oklahoma $4,571 · 38th of 51
AK $12,303NE $3,631

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.