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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Alabama rates for HCPCS 0018U

Helps judge whether a thyroid nodule is likely to be cancerous. It measures ten microRNA sequences — small pieces of genetic material that switch other genes up or down — in cells drawn from the nodule with a fine needle, and reports a classification rather than individual values.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier cost?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 4 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$1,514$1,514 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$692 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,631Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $1,514

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
$3,019.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 53.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alabama· 43rd of 51

$1,514

AK $6,761KY $126

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.