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Blood Probe Test For Lung Cancer Risk

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 8 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$1,660$1,230 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,455 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $1,660

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
$1,737.80
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,905.46
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,884.03
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,025.60
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,011.87
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 28th 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.