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Saliva RNA Test For Mouth And Throat Cancer

Maine 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $1,413.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $1,148

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,466.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,090.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 44th of 51

$1,175

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.