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Blood Tumor DNA Panel With MSI And TMB

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0326U

Guides treatment choice in solid tumors from a blood sample rather than tumor tissue. Fragments of tumor DNA circulating in the blood are sequenced across at least eighty-three genes, and microsatellite instability and tumor mutational burden are reported as well — two measures counted beyond that gene total.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Tumor DNA Panel With MSI And TMB cost?

$5,012

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,012 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,012$3,467 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$5,248 to $22,909

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $30,903Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $5,248
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $5,012

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$30,902.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.0 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.

South Carolina· 18th of 51

$5,012

TX $25,119AL $2,089

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.