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Autism Saliva RNA Test

Nebraska 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 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 6 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$1,950$1,047 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,230 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,677Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,677
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,950

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
$1,230.27
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$1,950

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.