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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Illinois 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?

$3,802

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$2,399$1,514 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,548 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $7,586Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $6,166
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $2,399

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
$2,951.21
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 7th of 51

$3,802

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.