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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

Iowa 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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$3,715$2,188 to $7,079
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$3,715 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $10,715Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $10,000
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $3,715

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
$8,709.64
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,709.64
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$14,791.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$14,454.40
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$9,332.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$4,365

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.