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DNA Gene Profile Of A Solid Tumor Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0244U

A test for people with a solid tumor that examines 257 genes in a sample of tumor tissue for cancer-related genetic changes. The analysis is DNA-only: it reads the genes themselves and does not measure RNA, the molecule that shows how active a gene is. The material tested is tumor tissue preserved in wax after surgery or a biopsy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does DNA Gene Profile Of A Solid Tumor Sample cost?

$7,943

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,943 from a physician practice, and about $12,882 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$7,943$3,467 to $11,749
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,882$3,467 to $24,547

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $27,542Professionalmedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $11,749
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $12,882professional $7,943

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24,547.09
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$40,738.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$15,848.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,220.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$14,125.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$7,943

AK $7,943FL $1,778

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.