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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

New Mexico 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 4 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$1,479$1,175 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,738 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $5,888Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $1,479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 45th of 51

$1,479

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.