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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 July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier cost?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 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 $5,248 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 8 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$3,020$1,820 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,020 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $9,772Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,898
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $3,020

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
$1,513.56
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,125.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,570.88
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,772.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,128.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,125.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 26th of 51

$3,020

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.