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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

Rhode Island 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?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,570 from a physician practice, and about $10,471 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 3 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$2,570$2,570 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,471$4,266 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,471 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $16,596Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,715
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $10,471professional $2,570

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
$10,471.29
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 46th of 51

$2,692

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.