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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

North Carolina 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?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$3,311$2,630 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,236 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $11,220Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $6,607
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $3,311

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
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,378.01
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$27,542.29

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$3,311

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.