Hemoglobin E beta-thalassemia genetic testing

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Gene test beta-thalassemia

Payers reporting HCPCS S3846

Payer pricing summary

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Average

$56

Median

$48

High

$242

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1	UnitedHealthcare fee schedule · outpatient · +6 other terms	53	$17	$15	$22	143%	—	$0 – $145
2	Molina facility · case rate · outpatient · +4 other terms	29	$53	$56	$30	54%	—	$23 – $129
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +3 other terms	27	$208	$400	$391	98%	—	$7 – $1.7k
4	Anthem facility · case rate · outpatient · +6 other terms	15	$76	$83	$20	23%	—	$52 – $129
5	Caresource facility · case rate · outpatient · +1 other terms	15	$77	$83	$19	23%	—	$52 – $131
6	Optum facility · case rate · outpatient	13	$69	$70	$26	37%	—	$22 – $117
7	Bcbs Nj facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms	8	$38	$39	$6	16%	—	$35 – $69
8	Bcbs Pa facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	8	$61	$64	$36	56%	—	$24 – $165
9	Highmark facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	8	$64	$64	$1	1%	—	$63 – $65
10	Humana facility · case rate · outpatient · +2 other terms	8	$24	$24	$1	5%	—	$23 – $26
11	Aetna Better Health facility · case rate · outpatient	7	$28	$28	$1	2%	—	$27 – $28
12	Amerihealth Caritas facility · case rate · outpatient · +1 other terms	7	$26	$26	$1	3%	—	$26 – $28
13	Oscar facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	7	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
14	Aetna fee schedule · outpatient · +4 other terms	6	$48	$20	$24	120%	—	$0 – $49
15	Wellmark facility · case rate · outpatient	3	$87	$76	$24	32%	—	$35 – $96
16	Medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient	2	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
17	Bcbs La facility · fee schedule · outpatient	1	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
18	Bcbs Nc facility · fee schedule · outpatient	1	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
19	Cigna fee schedule · outpatient · +2 other terms	1	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
20	WellCare facility · case rate · outpatient	1	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23