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CSTB Gene Test

Ohio 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 8 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$219$141 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$275 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $224 to $661Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $110 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $219

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
$223.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$549.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 35th of 51

$234

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.