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MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing

Tennessee 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$355 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$479 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,291Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $123 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $813professional $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
$398.11
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 42nd of 51

$417

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.