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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Minnesota 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,950$1,549 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,950 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $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
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,570.88
6 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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 10th of 51

$2,188

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.