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Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier

Pennsylvania 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?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 9 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$2,138 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,311 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $10,715Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,631
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $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
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,388.44
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,378.01
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,760.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,120.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,715.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,715.19
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
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
$4,786.30

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 31st of 51

$3,090

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.