go back

Skin Lesion Melanoma Gene Test

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 8 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$1,585$1,549 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,344 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $1,585

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
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,659.59
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,818.38
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,918.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,786.30
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 34th 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.