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MECP2 Gene Test For Rett Syndrome

Washington 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 9 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$479$427 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$525 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,399Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $316 to $631
$500$1K$2Kfacility $631professional $479

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
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$588.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99

Where Washington 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· 19th of 51

$525

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.