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Autism Saliva RNA Test

Tennessee 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$1,318 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,380 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 41st of 51

$1,380

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.