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Autism Saliva RNA Test

South Carolina 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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$1,380$1,380 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$1,380 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $1,514
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $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
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$1,413

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.