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Autism Saliva RNA Test

California 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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 9 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$1,349$891 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$2,754 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,951
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $1,349

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
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$17,378.01
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where California 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.

California· 29th of 51

$1,514

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.