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Blood Probe Test For Lung Cancer Risk

California rates for HCPCS 0317U

Assesses whether a person's risk of lung cancer is raised or lowered. Fluorescent probes are applied to cells from a whole blood sample to examine four chromosome regions — 3q29, 3p22.1, 10q22.3 and 10cen — and the finding is reported as a single risk call in one of two directions, increased or decreased.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Probe Test For Lung Cancer Risk cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 9 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$1,549$851 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,090 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $302 to $3,548
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $1,549

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
$2,238.72
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,168.69
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$20,417.38
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,760.83
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,754.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,548.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. 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.

California· 26th of 51

$1,738

AK $4,571WY $1,230

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.