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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Oklahoma 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$1,259 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$295 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $245 to $4,266Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,631
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $427professional $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
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 50th of 51

$457

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.