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MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing

Montana 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$661$603 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$661 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,622Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $224 to $3,467
$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $661

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$524.81

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$708

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.