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Psychiatric Medication Gene Panel, 14 Genes

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 0173U

Examines fourteen genes that affect how a person responds to medications used for depression and anxiety. A closely related panel covers fifteen genes; the two differ in how many genes they include.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Psychiatric Medication Gene Panel, 14 Genes cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $550 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$309 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$407 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,413Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $209 to $741
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $550professional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 51

$372

AK $1,047DE $245

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.