What does code 81205 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 81205 ranges from $195 to $575. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

81205 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Bckdhb gene" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

81205

HCPCS

Bckdhb gene

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 81205 (Bckdhb gene) appears at 19 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $195 to $575. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Published-price availability

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Negotiated

Allowed

A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 81205 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 81205 vary by about 2.9× across the 13 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $195 to $575. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

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$195

Lowest cash

$575

Highest cash

code 81205 cash price15 disclosed · 13 hospitals

$195median ~$195$575

Lowest cash price by hospital

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$195 – $195

Green Bay · 1 hospital$195
Burlington · 1 hospital$195
Fond Du Lac · 1 hospital$195
Grafton · 1 hospital$195
Kenosha · 1 hospital$195
Elkhorn · 1 hospital$195

21 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Bckdhb gene Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	81205 HCPCS	—	—	$94.99 – $161	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Inpatient	Advocate Christ Medical Center	81205 CPT	$1,150	$575	$503 – $920	—
Bckdhb gene Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	81205 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	81205 CPT	$1,150	$575	$94.99 – $971	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Inpatient	Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	81205 CPT	$1,150	$575	$503 – $920	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	81205 CPT	$1,150	$575	$94.99 – $966	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	81205 CPT	$1,150	$575	$94.99 – $953	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	81205 CPT	$1,150	$575	$94.99 – $1,120	—
HC BCKDHB MSUD MUTATION GENE ANALYSIS COMMON VARIANTS Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	81205 CPT	$542	$298	$92.33 – $475	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	81205 CPT	$390	$195	$234 – $332	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	81205 CPT	$390	$195	$234 – $332	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	81205 CPT	$390	$195	$75.99 – $333	—
BCKDHB GENE Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	81205 CPT	—	—	$75.99 – $333	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	81205 CPT	$390	$195	$234 – $332	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	81205 CPT	$390	$195	$75.99 – $333	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Grafton	81205 CPT	$390	$195	$234 – $332	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	81205 CPT	$390	$195	$234 – $332	—
BCKDHB GENE ANALYSIS Inpatient	Aurora Lakeland Medical Center	81205 CPT	$390	$195	$234 – $332	—
BCKDHB GENE Outpatient	The Women's Hospital	81205 CPT	—	—	$38.00 – $233	—
BCKDHB GENE Outpatient	Beacon Dowagiac	81205 CPT	—	—	$56.76 – $94.99	—
BCKDHB GENE Outpatient	Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano	81205 CPT	—	—	$79.79 – $107	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 81205 prices

Open a hospital to see this code in the context of its full published prices.

Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Advocate Christ Medical Center University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center The Women's Hospital Beacon Dowagiac Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano

Code 81205: frequently asked

What does code 81205 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 81205 ranges from $195 to $575. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 81205?: 81205 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Bckdhb gene" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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