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Pancreatic Cancer Blood Protein Panel

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 0342U

Helps work out whether a person has pancreatic cancer. Nine proteins in a blood serum sample, including C5, cystatin C, factor B, osteoprotegerin, gelsolin, IGFBP3, CA125 and CA19-9, are measured and the pattern is reported as a classification. The test relies on proteins only and involves no DNA or RNA analysis.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pancreatic Cancer Blood Protein Panel cost?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$10.23 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$759 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $724 to $12,023Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $1,259
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $891professional $10

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
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$20,417.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
2 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
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Alaska 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$407

AK $1,995AL $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.