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Skin Lesion Melanoma Gene Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0090U

Helps decide whether a removed skin lesion is benign, is melanoma, or falls in between. It measures the activity of 23 genes in the preserved lesion tissue and reports a three-way classification that supports the pathologist's diagnosis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skin Lesion Melanoma Gene Test cost?

$5,888

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,365$4,365 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$5,888 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $20,417Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $6,310
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $4,365

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,762.47
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.0 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$5,888

AK $5,888AL $1,175

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.