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Autism Saliva RNA Test

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 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 4 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$1,318$741 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,318 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $5,248Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,318

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 27th 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.