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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Arkansas 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,738$1,738 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,738 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $2,570Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,630
$1K$2Kfacility $2,455professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84
2 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 24th of 51

$1,738

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.