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Thyroid Nodule Gene Expression Panel

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 0204U

Helps work out whether a thyroid nodule sampled by fine needle is cancerous, by reading how active 593 genes are in the collected cells. Well-known thyroid cancer genes including BRAF, RAS, RET, PAX8 and NTRK are among those covered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Nodule Gene Expression Panel cost?

$7,079

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,310 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$6,310$4,467 to $13,183
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$2,951 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,079Professionalmedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $13,183
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $6,310

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,677.35
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 131.8 times more in Kentucky than in Illinois. 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.

Massachusetts· 7th of 38

$7,079

KY $45,709IL $347

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.