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MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing

Pennsylvania 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 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 8 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$324 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$562 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,995Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,259
$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $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
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,202.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$794.33

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 34th of 51

$447

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.