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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Kentucky 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$1,549$1,318 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,950 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $38,905Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $9,333
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,754professional $1,549

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
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$43,651.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$36,307.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,090.30
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
$724.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 35th of 51

$1,549

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.