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PIK3CA Testing On A Blood Plasma Sample

Indiana rates for HCPCS 0177U

A breast cancer test that examines plasma, the liquid part of a blood sample, for 11 specific changes in the PIK3CA gene. The result states whether any of those changes were found. Because the test works from a blood draw, no tumor tissue has to be removed; a companion version looks for the same 11 changes in tumor tissue.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does PIK3CA Testing On A Blood Plasma Sample cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$110 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$275 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,349Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $105 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $145

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
$223.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$302.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$338.84
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
3 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$45.71

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Texas than in Indiana. 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.

Indiana· 51st of 51

$148

TX $1,380IN $148

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.