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CSTB Gene Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81189

Looks for changes in the CSTB gene in a blood or saliva sample. Changes in this gene cause a rare inherited disorder that begins in childhood or the teenage years and brings muscle jerks, seizures, and worsening balance. Testing is used to confirm a suspected diagnosis or to check relatives.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CSTB Gene Test cost?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$617$275 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$275 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,138Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $191 to $912
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $617

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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,230.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$891.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,096.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$831.76

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.3 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$617

AK $617DE $186

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.