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MECP2 Gene Test For Rett Syndrome

Washington, DC 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$398$389 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$398 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $398 to $891Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $380 to $407
$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $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. 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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$407.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$398

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.