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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Arizona 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$813 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,445 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,266Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $813 to $9,772
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $813

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
$1,513.56
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 48th of 51

$1,175

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.