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Autism Risk Blood Metabolite Panel

North Carolina 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$501$372 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$603 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,388Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $372 to $759
$500$1K$2Kfacility $603professional $501

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
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$603

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.