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Repeat Expansion Test, Inherited Ataxia

Rhode Island 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$102$95.50 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$158 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $138 to $794Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $81 to $138
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $204professional $102

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$199.53

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $102 · 49th 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.