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Skin Lesion Melanoma Gene Test

New York 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 9 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$1,047$324 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,042 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $1,047

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
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,041.74
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,413.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$50,118.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,570.40
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,238.72
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where New York 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 York· 36th of 51

$1,660

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.