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Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier

Kentucky 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?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$2,138$851 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,951 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $46,774Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,631
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $3,802professional $2,138

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
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$91,201.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$66,069.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,378.01
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$2,818

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.