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Lung Cancer Outlook Signature Test

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 81538

A specialized laboratory test used in advanced lung cancer that measures a set of markers in a patient sample and combines them into a single result placing the person in a better or poorer outlook group. The result is used to help judge which type of treatment is most likely to benefit them.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lung Cancer Outlook Signature Test cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$1,738$1,738 to $5,495
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,380 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $14,454
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$13,489.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$14,454.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 5.4 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.

Nebraska· 46th of 51

$1,738

AK $6,457AL $1,202

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.