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MECP2 Gene Test For Rett Syndrome

Michigan 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$437$372 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$501 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $501 to $912Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $288 to $631
$500$1Kfacility $501professional $437

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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,318.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 21st of 51

$501

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.