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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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$1,950$1,380 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$1,995 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $1,950

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
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
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84
10 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
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 17th 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.