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Saliva RNA Test For Mouth And Throat Cancer

North Dakota 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 July 2026.

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

$2,951

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $3,890.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,548Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $4,365
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,230professional $3,311

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
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Dakota $2,951 · 4th of 51
AK $4,365WY $1,047

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.