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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Michigan 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?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$2,884$2,399 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$2,884 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $5,248Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,548
$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $2,884

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
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 31st of 51

$2,884

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.