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Pancreatic/GI Cancer Tumor Marker Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.80 to $16.60.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $27Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $24
$10$20$50facility $19professional $15

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
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
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
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$15.49

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.