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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 July 2026.

How much does Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 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 $5,248 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,950$1,778 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$1,950 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $1,950

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$14,454.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. 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· 17th of 51

$1,950

AK $4,365WY $1,175

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.