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Breast Tumor Protein Measurement Panel

Montana 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?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$2,239$871 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$2,754 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $6,761Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $871 to $3,802
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$2,754

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.