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Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81178

A laboratory test on a blood sample that measures a short stretch of DNA that is normally repeated a set number of times within a single gene. An abnormally high number of repeats causes an inherited disorder of balance, coordination and speech that develops gradually over years. The test is used to confirm a diagnosis in someone with symptoms, or to test a relative of an affected person.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $550 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$204 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$468 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,622Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $95 to $457
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,621.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$977.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Texas 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$309

TX $347AL $63.10

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.