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Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier

West Virginia 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 West Virginia, 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 $4,467 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 4 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$2,692 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,951 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $5,370Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $3,090
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $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
$2,951.21
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,090.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 37th 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.