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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Louisiana 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?

$3,890

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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$603 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,548 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $603 to $4,467
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$22,908.68
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
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 6th of 51

$3,890

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.