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CSTB Gene Test

Georgia 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $316 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$240$182 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$229 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $200 to $501Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $120 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $240

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
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 29th of 51

$257

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.