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Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 5 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$2,818$2,692 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,388 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $12,882Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $4,169
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $2,818

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
$2,691.53
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$26,915.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 30th 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.