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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 8 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$3,311$3,020 to $5,623
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$3,020 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $6,026Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $6,026
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $3,311

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
$8,317.64
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,025.60
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,025.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$10,964.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 28th 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.