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Repeat Expansion Test For Inherited Ataxia

New Mexico 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $123 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$57.54 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$89.13 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $89 to $457Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $58 to $219
$100$200$500facility $123professional $141

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
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 20th of 51

$141

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.