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Autism Saliva RNA Test

Colorado 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?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 7 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$1,047$741 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,236 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $1,047

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
$1,995.26
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,073.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$3,548

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.