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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

Washington, DC 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?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$2,754$2,692 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$2,754 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $6,166Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $2,884
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $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. 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
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$2,754

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.