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ERBB2 Gene Copy Number In Breast Cancer

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 8 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$123$79.43 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$107 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $79 to $537Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $69 to $214
$50$100$200$500facility $204professional $123

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
$79.43
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$223.87
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$123.03

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 9th 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.