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Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia

Utah 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 July 2026.

How much does Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 7 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$123$117 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$158 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $123 to $871Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $59 to $155
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $646professional $123

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
$123.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$549.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Utah $123 · 32nd of 51
AK $309DE $91.20

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.