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MECP2 Gene Test For Rett Syndrome

Nevada 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 Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$407$295 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$447 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,818Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $209 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $871professional $407

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
$407.38
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$575.44

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 31st 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.