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Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier

Nebraska 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?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$2,399$2,138 to $4,365
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,138 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $9,550Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $6,918
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $2,399

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
$2,570.40
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$16,982.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,471.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 51st of 51

$2,399

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.