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Inherited Ataxia Gene Panel Of 12 Genes

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0216U

Looks for an inherited cause of ataxia, a condition of progressively poor balance and coordination, by examining the 12 genes most often involved. Repeat expansions and extra or missing sections of a gene are covered as well as ordinary spelling changes, including regions that are hard to read accurately. Blood or saliva can be used.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Inherited Ataxia Gene Panel Of 12 Genes cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 5 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$1,202$1,148 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,549 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,802professional $1,202

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
$2,818.38
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 32nd of 51

$1,349

AK $3,467DE $813

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.