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Plasma Metabolite Panel Related To Autism

Maryland rates for HCPCS 0263U

A test related to autism spectrum disorder that measures 16 chemical substances produced by the body's metabolism in plasma, the liquid part of a blood sample. Those measured include alanine, lactate, phenylalanine, pyruvate, succinate, carnitine, citrate and taurine, identified by mass spectrometry, an instrument that sorts chemicals by their weight. The findings are reported as a classification, and the analysis is a chemical one only, with no genetic component.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Plasma Metabolite Panel Related To Autism cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $316 to $759Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $339 to $617
$500$1Kfacility $316professional $562

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$758.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$562

ND $1,148CT $490

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.