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PIK3CA Testing On A Blood Plasma Sample

Nebraska 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 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 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$182$166 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$195 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $166 to $724Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $148 to $525
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $355professional $182

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
$194.98
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$741.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 51st of 51

$182

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.