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Autism Risk Blood Metabolite Panel

Iowa 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$759$447 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$891 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,138Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,549
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,318professional $759

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
$588.84
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
2 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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$759

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.