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Blood Gene Activity Score For Stress Disorders

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0292U

Gauges a person's risk of a stress-related disorder such as post-traumatic stress. The activity of 72 genes is measured in a whole blood sample and combined into a single risk score. It belongs to a family of blood gene-activity scores that differ by the condition assessed and the number of genes read.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Gene Activity Score For Stress Disorders cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,738$1,230 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$1,778 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 138.0 times more in Texas than in Alabama. 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.

South Carolina· 17th of 51

$1,738

TX $8,710AL $63.10

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.