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CSTB Gene Test

Utah 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 7 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$245$234 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$316 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,738Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $115 to $309
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,318professional $245

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
$245.47
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,122.02
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$275.42

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 30th of 51

$245

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.