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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 July 2026.

How much does MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$407$407 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$407 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,512Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $316 to $550
$500$1K$2Kfacility $977professional $407

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
$371.54
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
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
$524.81

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 39th 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.