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Autism Saliva RNA Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 0170U

Helps evaluate a child for autism spectrum disorder using a saliva sample. It measures RNA, a readout of gene activity, in the saliva and reports the probability of autism. A related test addresses the same question by measuring chemicals in blood plasma instead.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Autism Saliva RNA Test cost?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 4 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$1,175$1,047 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$692 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,344Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,479
$1K$2Kfacility $1,479professional $1,175

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
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$1,175

AK $4,365AL $1,175

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.