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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 October 2026.

How much does Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test cost?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,820$1,413 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,512 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $5,129
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $1,820

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
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$15,848.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,630.27
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
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd of 51

$1,905

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.