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Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia

Florida rates for HCPCS 81181

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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$95.50$81.28 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$123 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $102 to $676Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $72 to $138
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $224professional $95

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
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$234.42
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$186.21
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04

Where Florida 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.

Florida $97.72 · 50th 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.