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Autism Saliva RNA Test

Montana 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$1,995$1,738 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$2,455 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $741 to $3,802
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $1,995

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 6th of 51

$2,455

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.