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CACNA1A Gene Test

Georgia rates for HCPCS 81186

Looks for changes in the CACNA1A gene in a blood or saliva sample. Changes in this gene are linked to inherited neurological conditions including episodes of unsteadiness and dizziness, a severe form of migraine that comes with temporary weakness on one side, and a slowly progressive loss of balance and coordination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CACNA1A Gene Test cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$162$123 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$155 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $135 to $339Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $81 to $316
$50$100$200$500facility $214professional $162

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
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Georgia· 30th of 51

$174

AK $417DE $123

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.