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Autism Saliva RNA Test

Texas 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 9 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$1,096$1,047 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,349 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,738
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $1,096

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
$1,096.48
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
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
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,737.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 43rd of 51

$1,349

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.