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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

New Mexico 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?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 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 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$2,754$1,549 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,311 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $10,965Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $2,754
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $2,754

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,244.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 44th of 51

$2,754

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.