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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Missouri 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?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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$1,820$1,259 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,631 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,248
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $1,820

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
$3,890.45
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
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
$3,467.37

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 14th of 51

$3,090

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.