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MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing

South 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 October 2026.

How much does MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$407 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$550 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $407 to $3,236Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $263 to $631
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $525

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Texas than in New Mexico. 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.

South Carolina· 23rd of 51

$525

TX $1,413NM $316

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.