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CSTB Gene Test

North Dakota 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $191 to $490Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $191 to $631
$200$500facility $191professional $457

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
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 3rd of 51

$417

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.