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MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing

South Dakota 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$692$407 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$977 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,023Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,259
$500$1Kfacility $1,023professional $692

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
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 2nd of 51

$832

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.