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CSTB Gene Test

Oregon 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 Oregon, 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 $302 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$275$257 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$275 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $275 to $603Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $234 to $537
$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $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
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$331.13

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 17th 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.