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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Tennessee 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 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. 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 5 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$1,479 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,549 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $1,950
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,950professional $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
$1,479.11
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $1,549 · 37th of 51
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.