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Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier

Utah 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?

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,236 from a physician practice, and about $17,378 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 7 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$3,236$3,090 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17,378$3,236 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17,378 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $22,909Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,981
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $17,378professional $3,236

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
$3,090.30
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,454.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 27th of 51

$3,236

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.