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Gene Activity Test For Lung Scarring

Wyoming 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?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,918 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$6,918$6,918 to $17,783
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$4,898 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $10,965Professionalmedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $17,783
$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,370professional $6,918

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $6,918 · 5th 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.