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PIK3CA Testing On A Blood Plasma Sample

Montana 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $355 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$316$245 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$347 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $275 to $832Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $105 to $537
$100$200$500facility $355professional $316

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$831.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$245.47

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 6th of 51

$347

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.