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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Massachusetts 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 October 2026.

How much does Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier cost?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,020 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,020$1,820 to $7,586
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,239 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $7,244Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $15,136
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $3,020

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,128.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,135.61
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,570.88
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,754.40
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,128.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,135.61
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,754.40
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,128.61
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in Texas than in Alabama. 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.

Massachusetts· 20th of 51

$3,020

TX $15,136AL $589

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.