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Autism Saliva RNA Test

Louisiana 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$1,862$1,047 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$2,089 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $6,457Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $1,862

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
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 8th of 51

$2,138

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.