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Thyroid Cancer Recurrence Risk Gene Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 0287U

Estimates how likely a thyroid cancer is to come back after treatment. The test reads 112 genes in the tumor and places the result into one of three risk levels. It can be run on tissue removed at surgery or on cells drawn out with a fine needle.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Cancer Recurrence Risk Gene Test cost?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $9,772 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$2,754$2,138 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,772$5,370 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $18,197Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,890
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $9,772professional $2,754

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
$2,754.23
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,585.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $4,571 · 3rd of 51
AK $8,128WY $2,138

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.