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MECP2 Gene Test For Rett Syndrome

California 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 10 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$398$282 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$794 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,467Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $209 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $398

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
$588.84
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,248.07
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,698.24
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where California 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.

California· 30th of 51

$447

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.