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Lung Cancer Blood Tumor DNA Panel

Maine rates for HCPCS 0179U

Looks for cancer-related gene changes in people with non-small cell lung cancer by reading tumor DNA that circulates in the bloodstream, so tumor tissue is not required. It covers 23 genes and picks up gene fusions and changes in gene copy number as well as mutations.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lung Cancer Blood Tumor DNA Panel cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$1,950$1,175 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,950 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $1,950

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
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. 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.

Maine· 16th of 51

$1,950

AK $4,365WY $1,175

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.