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Psoriasis Skin Patch Test For Drug Response

South 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?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $9,120 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$2,884 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,120$3,715 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $17,378Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $3,802
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,120professional $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
$6,760.83
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$20,892.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
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
$3,715.35

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$3,162

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.