go back

Autism Risk Blood Metabolite Panel

Alabama rates for HCPCS 0322U

Assesses the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder by measuring 14 chemical substances in a blood plasma sample, including acylcarnitines, which reflect how the body burns fat for energy, and metabolites produced by gut bacteria. The pattern is reported as a classification. It measures body chemistry rather than genes or gene activity.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Autism Risk Blood Metabolite Panel cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$316 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$63.10 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $63 to $603Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $316 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $63professional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
3 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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in Alaska 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$63.10

AK $1,698AL $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.