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CSTB Gene Test

Arizona 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 5 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$204$186 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$275 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,096Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $115 to $316
$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $204

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
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$275.42

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 45th of 51

$219

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.