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MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 6 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$457$316 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$525 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,230Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $692professional $457

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
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$707.95

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd 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.