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MECP2 Known Family Variant Test

Texas rates for HCPCS 81303

A blood test that checks for one specific change in the MECP2 gene that has already been identified in the family. Changes in this gene cause Rett syndrome, a disorder of brain development, and this version looks only for the family's known change rather than reading the whole gene.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MECP2 Known Family Variant Test cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$72.44 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$107 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $72 to $562Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $50 to $891
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $603

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Texas than in Alabama. 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.

Texas· 1st of 51

$372

TX $372AL $63.10

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.