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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Missouri 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 5 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$1,660$1,549 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,950 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,802Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,660

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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$1,905

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.