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MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 81302

A test that reads through the entire MECP2 gene looking for any change that could explain a child's symptoms. Changes in this gene cause Rett syndrome, a disorder of brain development seen mainly in girls, in which speech and hand skills are lost after a period of normal early growth. It is usually performed on a blood sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$355$324 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$525 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,479Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,175
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $355

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
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$912.01

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. 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.

Connecticut· 17th of 51

$525

AK $1,175RI $324

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.