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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Alabama 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 October 2026.

How much does Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test cost?

$589

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $1,072.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,585Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,514
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $589professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,174.90
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Texas than in Alabama. 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$589

TX $9,772AL $589

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.