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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Kentucky 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 6 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$100$100 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,020 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $46,774Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $85 to $4,074
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,365professional $100

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
$2,454.71
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$75,857.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$56,234.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
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
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$126

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.