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MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$676 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $324 to $9,333Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $324 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,413professional $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
$676.08
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st 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.