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Autism Saliva RNA Test

Missouri 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$1,514$1,047 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,950 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $4,074Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $3,020
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $1,514

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
$1,698.24
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd of 51

$1,698

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.