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Thyroid Nodule Gene Expression Panel

Minnesota 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 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 3 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$3,715$3,715 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$8,511 to $23,442

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $6,761 to $23,442Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $6,166
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $3,715

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$30,199.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$23,442.29
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$11,748.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 20th of 38

$4,365

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.