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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 8 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$2,951$2,188 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,715 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,981
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $2,951

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
$3,090.30
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$17,782.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,248.07
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,918.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$13,182.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,623.41
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
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
$4,897.79

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 36th 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.