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DNA Gene Profile Of A Solid Tumor Sample

North Carolina 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?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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$2,818$2,818 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$2,818 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $5,623
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $2,818

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$15,848.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$16,595.87
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$2,818

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.