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Tumor Marker Test, Positive or Negative

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 86294

An antibody-based laboratory test that looks for a tumor-associated substance in a sample and reports the answer as positive or negative, or as a rough level, rather than an exact figure. A common use is checking urine for a bladder cancer marker in someone being monitored after treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tumor Marker Test, Positive or Negative cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$17.38$15.85 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$20.89 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $50Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $29
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $17

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
$9.33
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18
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
$4.68
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.13

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.8 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· 48th of 51

$17.38

AK $57.54AL $15.14

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.