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Skin Lesion Melanoma Gene Test

Montana 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$2,239$1,950 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$2,455 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,370Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $741 to $3,802
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $2,239

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,370.32
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,370.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$2,455

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.