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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Arizona 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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$1,514$1,259 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,020 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,020
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $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
$3,162.28
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,022.64
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
$1,862.09
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 41st of 51

$1,820

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.