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DNA Gene Profile Of A Solid Tumor Sample

Tennessee 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 5 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$1,778$1,778 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,630 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $16,596Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $3,467
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $1,778

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$16,595.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 45th of 51

$1,820

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.