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Autism Risk Blood Metabolite Panel

Virginia 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $891 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$513$339 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$724 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $562 to $3,467Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $339 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $513

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
$630.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
3 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
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$550

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.