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Skin Lesion Melanoma Gene Test

New Jersey 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$1,622$1,479 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$2,570 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,239
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020professional $1,622

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
$2,511.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 25th of 51

$1,778

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.