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Carrier gene panel for severe inherited conditions

CPT 81443the billing code this page is about

A laboratory test that reads the DNA sequence of a panel of genes for severe inherited conditions such as cystic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy; billed once for the panel.

Hospitals typically charge $2,768 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,029 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,983. Most fall between $1,528 and $5,330 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,029
States
50
Filings dated
Mar 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,029 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$926$1,781$2,768$4,464$7,257

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.8× what the cheapest tenth charges ($926 vs $7,257).

How the prices are spread

$615 – $815: 41 hospitals$615$815 – $1,080: 26 hospitals$1,080 – $1,432: 80 hospitals$1,080$1,432 – $1,898: 112 hospitals$1,898 – $2,515: 153 hospitals$1,898$2,515 – $3,333: 142 hospitals$3,333 – $4,417: 165 hospitals$3,333$4,417 – $5,855: 92 hospitals$5,855 – $7,759: 80 hospitals$5,855$7,759 – $10,284: 36 hospitals$7,759median $2,768price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (927 of 1,029 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$615$81541
$815$1,08026
$1,080$1,43280
$1,432$1,898112
$1,898$2,515153
$2,515$3,333142
$3,333$4,417165
$4,417$5,85592
$5,855$7,75980
$7,759$10,28436

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,768.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $3,654 across 21 hospitalsWA$3,654Idaho: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $926 across 37 hospitalsMN$926Illinois: median $3,884 across 44 hospitalsIL$3,884Wisconsin: median $4,582 across 65 hospitalsWI$4,582Michigan: median $4,446 across 15 hospitalsMI$4,446New York: median $3,236 across 48 hospitalsNY$3,236Massachusetts: median $5,905 across 26 hospitalsMA$5,905Oregon: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $2,351 across 14 hospitalsIA$2,351Indiana: median $3,524 across 25 hospitalsIN$3,524Ohio: median $3,979 across 89 hospitalsOH$3,979Pennsylvania: median $3,673 across 59 hospitalsPA$3,673New Jersey: median $2,693 across 42 hospitalsNJ$2,693Connecticut: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $5,594 across 29 hospitalsCA$5,594Utah: median $1,669 across 26 hospitalsUT$1,669Colorado: median $2,693 across 23 hospitalsCO$2,693Nebraska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: median $3,673 across 20 hospitalsMO$3,673Kentucky: median $1,126 across 15 hospitalsKY$1,126West Virginia: median $511 across 19 hospitalsWV$511Virginia: median $3,142 across 39 hospitalsVA$3,142Maryland: median $2,100 across 13 hospitalsMD$2,100Delaware: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $2,625 across 10 hospitalsAZ$2,625New Mexico: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: median $3,142 across 18 hospitalsTN$3,142North Carolina: median $2,805 across 30 hospitalsNC$2,805South Carolina: median $4,100 across 12 hospitalsSC$4,100Oklahoma: median $1,359 across 22 hospitalsOK$1,359Louisiana: median $1,146 across 18 hospitalsLA$1,146Mississippi: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: median $2,448 across 10 hospitalsAL$2,448Georgia: median $1,800 across 41 hospitalsGA$1,800Hawaii: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $2,250 across 80 hospitalsTX$2,250Florida: median $2,449 across 28 hospitalsFL$2,449
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,768. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Massachusetts MA26$5,905+113%$3,443 – $8,345
California CA29$5,594+102%$1,669 – $5,594
Wisconsin WI65$4,582+66%$1,870 – $7,257
Michigan MI15$4,446+61%$2,448 – $6,489
South Carolina SC12$4,100+48%$4,100 – $4,100
Ohio OH89$3,979+44%$1,923 – $6,627
Illinois IL44$3,884+40%$2,688 – $6,329
Missouri MO20$3,673+33%$1,851 – $3,929
Pennsylvania PA59$3,673+33%$1,352 – $9,395
Washington WA21$3,654+32%$2,697 – $4,414
Indiana IN25$3,524+27%$2,348 – $4,763
New York NY48$3,236+17%$2,449 – $6,776
Tennessee TN18$3,142+14%$1,955 – $3,142
Virginia VA39$3,142+14%$2,350 – $6,981
North Carolina NC30$2,805+1%$2,017 – $5,330
Colorado CO23$2,693−3%$1,781 – $3,923
New Jersey NJ42$2,693−3%$663 – $2,816
Arizona AZ10$2,625−5%$2,192 – $5,948
Florida FL28$2,449−12%$842 – $12,985
Alabama AL10$2,448−12%$510 – $4,652
Iowa IA14$2,351−15%$2,351 – $2,351
Texas TX80$2,250−19%$1,350 – $2,468
Maryland MD13$2,100−24%$1,891 – $3,283
Georgia GA41$1,800−35%$1,784 – $4,029
Utah UT26$1,669−40%$1,419 – $1,669
Oklahoma OK22$1,359−51%$1,083 – $1,712
Louisiana LA18$1,146−59%$704 – $3,000
Kentucky KY15$1,126−59%$1,105 – $2,337
Minnesota MN37$926−67%$739 – $1,946
West Virginia WV19$511−82%$511 – $3,101
Oregon OR9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,768.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care837$2,735$1,620 – $5,330
Children’s28$1,896$669 – $5,288
Critical access157$3,084$1,419 – $5,554
Ownership
For-profit69$3,106$1,800 – $6,579
Government128$2,449$1,500 – $4,672
Non-profit825$2,768$1,430 – $5,551
System affiliation
Part of a system924$2,755$1,575 – $5,510
Independent105$2,775$1,406 – $4,446

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$5,415
Median cash price$2,768
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

783 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $3,010 and the average of the middle 60% is $3,182; most fall between $1,669 and $5,716.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 783 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,055$1,800$3,010$5,330$7,832

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.4× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,055 vs $7,832).

Of the 860 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 783 gave a usable cash price; 44 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 33 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,029 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (26%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,141 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,029
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here65
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded2
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded45
Hospitals that filed this code1,141

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Pathology family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as GENETIC TSTG SEVERE INH COND.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Carrier gene panel for severe inherited conditions (CPT 81443) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-81443-carrier-gene-panel-for-severe-inherited-conditions