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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

New Jersey 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?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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$1,514 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$3,802 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $21,380Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,020
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $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
$3,801.89
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$21,379.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,456.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 35th of 51

$2,399

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.