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CSTB Gene Test

Maine 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$275$224 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$275 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,778Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $166 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $447professional $275

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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,230.27
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 24th of 51

$275

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.