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MECP2 Gene Test For Rett Syndrome

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0234U

Reads the MECP2 gene, the single gene behind Rett syndrome — a rare disorder that affects development, movement and speech, mostly in girls. The gene is sequenced in detail to look for the changes that explain a child's symptoms.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MECP2 Gene Test For Rett Syndrome cost?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$1,175$525 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$525 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $525 to $4,074Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $1,175

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,698.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,089.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,175

AK $1,175WY $316

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.