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MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing

North Carolina 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$427$380 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$427 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,738Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $245 to $741
$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $427

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
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 51

$427

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.