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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 October 2026.

How much does Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring cost?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,692 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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$2,692$2,291 to $5,495
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$4,169 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $4,074 to $15,136Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $26,915
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $2,692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$25,703.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$26,915.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 50th 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.