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Skin Lesion Melanoma Gene Test

South Dakota 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?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 7 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$3,715$1,950 to $4,677
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$3,715 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,715Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $3,715

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
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 2nd of 51

$3,715

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.