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Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0026U

Helps determine whether a thyroid nodule is cancerous when the needle sample alone is not conclusive. It sequences 112 genes, reading them as both DNA and RNA, and reports a classification for the nodule.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier cost?

$8,128

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,128 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8,128 from a physician practice, and about $13,804 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 6 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$8,128$2,512 to $12,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13,804$10,000 to $25,119

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,804 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $42,658Professionalmedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $12,023
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $13,804professional $8,128

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$42,657.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$17,378.01
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$14,454.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$17,378.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$8,128

AK $8,128NE $2,399

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.