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MECP2 Gene Test For Rett Syndrome

Connecticut 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$347$288 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$525 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,318Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $282 to $525
$200$500$1Kfacility $708professional $347

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
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 48th of 51

$372

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.