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Skin Lesion Melanoma Gene Test

Illinois 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 5 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$1,479$1,380 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,950 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,479

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,630.78
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 51

$1,820

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.