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Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia

New Jersey 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 5 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$83.18 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$178 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,380Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $72 to $170
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $229professional $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
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$275.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $117 · 36th 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.