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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Virginia 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?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,802 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,802$2,291 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$5,370 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $22,387Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $7,413
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $3,802

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
$4,168.69
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$26,915.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,801.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,912.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,495.41
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
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
$7,585.78
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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$4,266

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.