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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

New Jersey 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?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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$2,884$1,995 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$4,786 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $22,909Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,715
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $2,884

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
$4,677.35
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$29,512.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 37th of 51

$3,090

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.