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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Idaho 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,950$1,660 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,950 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $813 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $1,950

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
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,801.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,951.21
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,090.30
1 more rate 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$1,995

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.