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Circulating Tumor DNA Panel Of 55 To 74 Genes

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 0242U

Profiles a solid tumor by examining cell-free tumor DNA — fragments the tumor sheds into the circulation — instead of a piece of the tumor itself. It is a mid-sized panel covering between 55 and 74 genes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Circulating Tumor DNA Panel Of 55 To 74 Genes cost?

$5,012

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,012 from a physician practice, and about $13,490 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$5,012$4,677 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13,490$5,012 to $19,498

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,490 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $37,154Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $6,918
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $13,490professional $5,012

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
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$46,773.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,232.93
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$37,153.52
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 13th of 51

$5,012

AK $11,220NE $3,311

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.