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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

Kentucky 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$1,514$1,514 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,715 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $56,234Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,365
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $5,370professional $1,514

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
$3,019.95
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$93,325.43
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$67,608.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$17,782.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$1,995

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.