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DNA Gene Profile Of A Solid Tumor Sample

Illinois 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?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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$2,884$2,089 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,548 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $7,413Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $6,026
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $2,884

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
$2,884.03
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 18th of 51

$3,311

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.