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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

New Jersey 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$1,288$1,023 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$4,266 to $18,621

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $23,988Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $1,288

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
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,818.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$28,840.32
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$1,380

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.