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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Rhode Island 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?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,074 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,074$3,311 to $5,248
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$5,495 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $8,128Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $7,762
$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $4,074

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 44th of 51

$4,074

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.