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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0314U

Helps decide whether a skin lesion is a melanoma or a harmless mole when its appearance under the microscope is not clear cut. The activity of 35 genes is measured in the stored tissue sample and the lesion is classified accordingly. A companion test instead judges the outlook for squamous cell skin cancers.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test cost?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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 6 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$4,365$1,950 to $6,607
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$1,950 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $15,136Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $6,607
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $4,365

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
$13,489.63
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,309.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,762.47
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$4,365

AK $4,365WY $1,175

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.