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Melanoma Versus Benign Mole Gene Test

Virginia 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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$1,514 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,738 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $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
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 51

$1,660

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.