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Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia

North Carolina 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 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 6 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$110$91.20 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$110 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $105 to $457Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $63 to $195
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $123professional $110

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
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $110 · 44th 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.