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Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia

Oklahoma 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$64.57$57.54 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$138 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $102 to $427Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $58 to $692
$100$200$500facility $269professional $65

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
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$91.20

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 44th of 51

$102

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.