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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 October 2026.

How much does Autism Risk Blood Metabolite Panel cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, 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 $871 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$759$589 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$631 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $575 to $4,467Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $417 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $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
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$120.23

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 16th 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.