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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

Connecticut 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?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 5 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$2,399$1,995 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,715 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $9,550Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $4,074
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $2,399

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
$3,715.35
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,892.96
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 42nd of 51

$2,884

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.