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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

California 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?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $9,550 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$2,754$1,950 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,550$5,495 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $23,988Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $7,244
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $9,550professional $2,754

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
$4,073.80
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$21,379.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,585.78
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$37,153.52
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,748.98
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,378.01
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$27,542.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,549.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where California 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.

California· 32nd of 51

$3,311

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.