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Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia

Nebraska 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$81.28 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$204 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $81 to $692Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $78 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $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
$91.20
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$407.38

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 48th of 51

$91.20

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.