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Autism Risk Blood Metabolite Panel

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Autism Risk Blood Metabolite Panel cost?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 5 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$589$589 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$589 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $575 to $3,548Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $589 to $646
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,862professional $589

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
$588.84
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North Dakota than in Nebraska. 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$603

ND $1,148NE $490

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.