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Repeat Expansion Test For Inherited Ataxia

Idaho rates for HCPCS 81180

A laboratory test on a blood sample that measures the length of a repeated stretch of DNA in a gene linked to an inherited disorder of balance and coordination. A repeat that is longer than normal supports the diagnosis and can be identified before symptoms begin.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repeat Expansion Test For Inherited Ataxia cost?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$117 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$151 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $138 to $490Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $58 to $269
$100$200$500facility $245professional $141

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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$218.78
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 17th of 51

$145

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.