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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Mississippi 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 Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,549$977 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,950 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,548Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $1,549

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
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 16th 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.