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Thyroid Nodule MicroRNA Classifier

Virginia 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?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 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 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$1,514$1,445 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,020 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $2,884
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,754professional $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
$1,513.56
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$15,488.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,309.57
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$1,585

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.