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DNA Methylation Test For Childhood Disorders

Texas rates for HCPCS 0318U

Helps diagnose developmental disorders in children that are caused by faulty chemical marking of DNA rather than by spelling changes in the DNA itself. A blood sample is run on a microarray that reads DNA methylation patterns across at least fifty genes. It measures those chemical marks, not the underlying genetic sequence.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does DNA Methylation Test For Childhood Disorders cost?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$1,122$1,072 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$282 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $117 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,778
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $1,122

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
$1,096.48
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,238.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,778.28
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 39th of 51

$1,318

AK $3,981WY $1,072

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.