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Pancreatic/GI Cancer Tumor Marker Blood Test

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 86301

This blood test measures the level of a specific protein marker that can be elevated in some people with pancreatic or other gastrointestinal cancers. It is typically used to help monitor a known cancer's response to treatment or watch for signs of recurrence, rather than to diagnose cancer on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pancreatic/GI Cancer Tumor Marker Blood Test cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.38$12.30 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$28.84 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $23 to $74Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $17

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
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.37
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.84

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska 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.

Louisiana· 11th of 51

$28.84

AK $48.98AL $15.14

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.