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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

Mississippi 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?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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$2,188$1,820 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$3,715 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $5,888
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,786professional $2,188

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
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,511.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 19th of 51

$3,715

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.