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Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier

Colorado 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?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $9,772 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 7 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$2,754$2,138 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,772$5,248 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $18,197Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,772professional $2,754

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
$2,754.23
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,370.32
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,585.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 5th of 51

$4,571

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.