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Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia

Alabama rates for HCPCS 81179

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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 4 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$107$81.28 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$70.79 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $60 to $204Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $81 to $158
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $123professional $107

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
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $107 · 46th 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.