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Macular Degeneration Variant Test For Zinc Advice

Maryland rates for HCPCS 0205U

Helps decide whether someone with age-related macular degeneration should take zinc as part of a supplement regimen. Three specific variants across two genes, CFH and ARMS2, are read from a cheek swab, and the result is given as a single yes-or-no answer about zinc.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Macular Degeneration Variant Test For Zinc Advice cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.90 to $38.90.

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 $20 · 10th to 90th $20 to $35Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $42
$20$50facility $20professional $35

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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· 46th of 51

$35.48

AK $105NE $30.90

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.