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Solid Tumor 468-Gene Profile With Normal Match

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0048U

Profiles the genetic changes in a solid tumor to inform cancer care. It sequences 468 genes in preserved tumor tissue and compares the result against a matched normal sample from the same person, so changes that arose in the cancer can be separated from ones present from birth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Solid Tumor 468-Gene Profile With Normal Match cost?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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$2,188$2,138 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$2,188 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $4,898Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $2,291
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $2,188

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$2,188

AK $6,607NE $1,905

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.