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Autism Risk Blood Metabolite Panel

California 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$339 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$708 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $513 to $6,607Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $490

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
$562.34
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,995.26
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82

Where California 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.

California· 40th of 51

$490

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.