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ERBB2 Gene Copy Number In Breast Cancer

Louisiana 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$112$64.57 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$126 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $107 to $389Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $45 to $155
$50$100$200$500facility $148professional $112

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
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$151.36

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$135

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.