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Spinal Fluid Sequencing For Any Infection

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0323U

Tries to identify the cause of an infection of the brain or spinal cord when standard tests have come back empty. All of the genetic material in a sample of cerebrospinal fluid, the liquid around the brain and spinal cord, is sequenced and matched against a reference database, so bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites can be found without having to guess which one to look for.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Spinal Fluid Sequencing For Any Infection cost?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,786 from a physician practice, and about $9,120 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,786$4,266 to $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,120$7,244 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $5,888 to $25,119Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $7,079
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,120professional $4,786

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$26,302.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$25,118.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 229.1 times more in Texas than in Ohio. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$4,786

TX $10,471OH $45.71

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.