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DNA Gene Profile Of A Solid Tumor Sample

Maryland 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?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $2,951.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $2,630Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,311
$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $2,630

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,951.21
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,090.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 37th of 51

$2,630

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.