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Breast Tumor Protein Measurement Panel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0249U

Measures proteins in breast cancer tissue to help characterize the tumor. Thirty-two proteins in total are measured, and the tumor cells are first separated from the surrounding tissue with a laser so that only the cells of interest are analyzed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breast Tumor Protein Measurement Panel cost?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,012 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$5,012$2,239 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,318 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $10,000Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $8,913
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,738professional $5,012

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
$15,488.17
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$26,915.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,162.28
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,079.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota 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· 19th of 51

$2,239

SD $3,715FL $1,445

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.