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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0258U

Helps choose a biologic medicine for psoriasis by predicting how likely a person is to respond to it. Skin cells are collected with an adhesive patch rather than a needle biopsy, and the genetic activity (RNA) in those cells is read.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response cost?

$8,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8,318 from a physician practice, and about $13,490 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 6 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$8,318$2,570 to $8,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13,490$3,715 to $25,704

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,490 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $28,840Professionalmedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $11,749
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $13,490professional $8,318

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
$25,703.96
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$42,657.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$11,748.98
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$14,791.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$8,318

AK $8,318DE $1,950

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.