go back

Autism Saliva RNA Test

Nevada 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$1,380$977 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,622 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,138
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $1,380

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 26th of 51

$1,622

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.