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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Massachusetts 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$1,175 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,818 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $9,772
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $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
$1,380.38
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,715.35
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,715.35
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,128.61
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$1,950

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.