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PIK3CA Testing On A Blood Plasma Sample

Wisconsin 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$245 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$331 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,288Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $776professional $398

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$851.14
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,548.82
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,380.38
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$758.58
5 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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AD · Supervising 5+
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 3rd of 51

$417

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.