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ERBB2 Gene Copy Number In Breast Cancer

North Carolina 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 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 6 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$95.50$85.11 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$95.50 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $85 to $355Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $71 to $170
$50$100$200$500facility $148professional $95

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
$85.11
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 32nd of 51

$100

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.