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Repeat Expansion Test For Inherited Ataxia

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 81182

Counts how many times a short piece of DNA repeats inside one gene. Everyone carries a run of these repeats, but when the run grows beyond a certain length the gene stops working properly and causes a slowly worsening loss of balance and coordination that runs in families.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repeat Expansion Test For Inherited Ataxia cost?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $115.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $102 to $525Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $62 to $174
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $102

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$165.96

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$102

AK $309AL $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.