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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$1,820$1,514 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$3,090 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,715
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $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
$3,090.30
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,265.80
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,715.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,585.78
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,413.10
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
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
$3,981.07

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 33rd of 51

$2,455

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.