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CSTB Gene Test

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 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 $692 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$275$191 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$513 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,585Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $178 to $513
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $692professional $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
$389.05
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$794.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$602.56

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 15th 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.