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Breast Tumor Protein Measurement Panel

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 7 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$2,239$1,549 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,239 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $7,244Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $2,239

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
$1,548.82
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,778.28
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$10,471.29
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,388.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,801.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$10,471.29
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 17th 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.