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MECP2 Full Gene Sequencing

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$324$324 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$324 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,047Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $240 to $575
$500$1K$2Kfacility $603professional $324

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
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$524.81

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 43rd 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.