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Skin Lesion Melanoma Gene Test

New Mexico 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$1,479 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,738 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $5,888Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $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. 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
$2,951.21
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 45th of 51

$1,479

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.