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ERBB2 Gene Copy Number In Breast Cancer

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0009U

Counts how many copies of the ERBB2 gene, also called HER2, a breast tumor carries — extra copies drive a distinct form of the disease. Tumor cells are first sorted electrically out of the preserved tissue, then the gene copies are counted with labeled probes and reported as a classification.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does ERBB2 Gene Copy Number In Breast Cancer cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$79.43$79.43 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$79.43 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $79 to $182Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $78 to $83
$50$100$200facility $79professional $79

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$79.43

AK $240AL $70.79

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.