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Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia

Florida 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $251 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$63.10 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$182 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $115 to $251Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $48 to $166
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $251professional $81

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$234.42
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$186.21
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 49th of 51

$89.13

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.