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PIK3CA Testing On A Blood Plasma Sample

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

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

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 6 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$275$245 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$275 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,042Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $219 to $380
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $741professional $275

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 15th of 51

$275

AK $617NE $182

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.