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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Nevada 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 Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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$1,820$1,445 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,467 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $22,387Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,890
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $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
$4,073.80
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$22,387.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 25th 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.