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Autism Saliva RNA Test

Indiana 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 5 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$1,445$457 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,950 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,888Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,950professional $1,445

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
$1,862.09
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$42,657.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 35th of 51

$1,445

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.