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Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier

North Carolina 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?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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$2,884$2,399 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$2,951 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $5,370
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $2,884

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
$2,884.03
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$26,915.35

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$2,884

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.