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PIK3CA Testing On A Blood Plasma Sample

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 4 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$174$174 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$316 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,122Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $148 to $245
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $174

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$354.81

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 50th 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.