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Colorectal Cancer Two-Gene Methylation Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0229U

Used in colorectal (bowel) cancer to check two genes, BCAT1 and IKZF1, for methylation — chemical tags that switch a gene off. It looks at whether these two genes have been silenced in this way, not at whether their DNA spelling has changed.

Rates data updated June 2026.

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th–90th $288$2,3440%20%40%10th90th$457Professionalmedian $186 · 10th–90th $115$3020%20%10th90th$186$0.2$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$323.59