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Breast Tumor Protein Measurement Panel

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $5,888 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$2,239$1,995 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$2,239 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $16,218Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $3,236
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$16,218.10
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 15th 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.