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ERBB2 Gene Copy Number In Breast Cancer

South 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$85.11$74.13 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$107 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $83 to $513Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $54 to $115
$50$100$200$500facility $263professional $85

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
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$85.11

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.