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Bladder Cancer Molecular Subtype Classifier

California rates for HCPCS 0016M

Assigns a bladder cancer to a molecular subtype, describing what kind of tumor it is at the level of gene activity. It measures the activity of 219 genes in preserved tumor tissue on a microarray and reports a single subtype classification rather than a list of gene readings.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bladder Cancer Molecular Subtype Classifier cost?

$3,890

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,631$2,291 to $17,378
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$3,388 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $16,218Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $26,303
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $3,631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,964.78
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$26,302.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$26,302.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,471.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$15,488.17
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where California sits

The same service costs 275.4 times more in Texas 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.

California· 10th of 51

$3,890

TX $17,378AL $63.10

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.