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Skin Lesion Melanoma Gene Test

Virginia 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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$1,047$324 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,950 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,332.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,466.84
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 26th of 51

$1,738

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.