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Saliva RNA Test For Mouth And Throat Cancer

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 0296U

Checks a saliva sample for signs of cancer of the mouth or the oropharynx, the part of the throat just behind the mouth. RNA in the saliva is sequenced and at least twenty markers are read, drawn both from human genes and from the genetic activity of microbes living in the mouth. The result is a detection finding rather than a numeric score.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Saliva RNA Test For Mouth And Throat Cancer cost?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $2,344.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $2,455
$2Kprofessional $2,291

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 154.9 times more in Texas than in Alabama. 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.

Hawaii· 7th of 51

$2,291

TX $9,772AL $63.10

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.