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MLH1 Gene RNA Analysis

Oregon rates for HCPCS 0158U

Examines MLH1, one of the mismatch repair genes involved in Lynch syndrome, by reading its RNA, the working copy of the gene. It is added to a main genetic test to help decide whether an MLH1 change actually affects how the gene works.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MLH1 Gene RNA Analysis cost?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $309 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$214 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$282 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $282 to $977Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $117 to $398
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,023.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$338.84
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AD · Supervising 5+
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QK · Directing 2–4 cases
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QY · Directing one CRNA
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Texas than in New Mexico. 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.

Oregon· 31st of 51

$282

TX $1,413NM $117

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.