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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

South Carolina 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?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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$2,089$1,514 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$3,020 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $14,125Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,715
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $2,089

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
$5,623.41
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,982.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,370.32
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
$3,019.95

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 11th of 51

$3,467

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.