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Breast Tumor Protein Measurement Panel

Alabama 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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 4 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$1,479$1,318 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$692 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,570Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $1,479

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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 49th of 51

$1,479

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.