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Pancreatic/GI Cancer Tumor Marker Blood Test

Montana rates for HCPCS 86301

This blood test measures the level of a specific protein marker that can be elevated in some people with pancreatic or other gastrointestinal cancers. It is typically used to help monitor a known cancer's response to treatment or watch for signs of recurrence, rather than to diagnose cancer on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pancreatic/GI Cancer Tumor Marker Blood Test cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$28.18$18.62 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$30.20 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $62Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $28

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
$26.92
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$20.89

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.2 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.

Montana· 9th of 51

$30.20

AK $48.98AL $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.