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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

New York 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?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 8 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$1,549$1,259 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,042 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $1,549

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
$1,584.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,413.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$50,118.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,691.53
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,238.72
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where New York 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 York· 36th of 51

$1,585

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.