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CSTB Gene Test

Nevada 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 Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$214$155 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$229 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,479Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $110 to $550
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $214

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
$213.80
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 28th 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.