Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Castle Biosciences, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary and have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (‘‘U.S. GAAP’’). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Reclassification Certain prior year amounts in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Specifically, we no longer present gross margin and therefore the cost of sales line is now presented within the operating expenses section of the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. This reclassification had no impact on operating (loss) income, loss before income taxes, net loss, comprehensive loss or loss per share. Unaudited Interim Financial Information The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2021; the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, the condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020; and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are unaudited. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of our consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2021 and the results of our consolidated operations and our consolidated cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes related to the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are also unaudited. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021, any other interim periods, or any future year or period. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. Certain disclosures have been condensed or omitted from the interim consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2021. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates include revenue recognition, the valuation of stock-based compensation, assessing future tax exposure and the realization of deferred tax assets, the useful lives and recoverability of long-lived assets, the valuation of acquired intangible assets and contingent liabilities. We base these estimates on historical and anticipated results, trends, and various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, including assumptions as to future events. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and recorded revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. We have considered the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our estimates and assumptions. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our estimates in future periods is uncertain and subject to change. Cash and Cash Equivalents including Concentrations of Credit Risk Cash equivalents consist of short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Our cash equivalents consist of money market funds, which are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), that are primarily invested in short-term U.S. government obligations. Cash deposits at financial institutions may exceed the amount of insurance provided by the FDIC. Management believes that we are not exposed to significant credit risk on our cash deposits due to the financial position of the institutions in which deposits are held. We have not experienced any losses on our cash or cash equivalents. Revenue Recognition Revenue is recognized in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘‘FASB’’) Accounting Standards Codification (‘‘ASC’’) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (‘‘ASC 606’’). In accordance with ASC 606, we follow a five-step process to recognize revenues: (1) identify the contract with the customer, (2) identify the performance obligations, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations and (5) recognize revenues when the performance obligations are satisfied. We have determined that we have a contract with the patient when the treating clinician orders the test. Our contracts generally contain a single performance obligation, which is the delivery of the test report, and we satisfy our performance obligation at a point in time upon the delivery of the test report to the treating physician, at which point we can bill for the report. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the amount of consideration to which we expect to be entitled, or the transaction price, and considers the effects of variable consideration. See Note 3 for further details. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts We classify accounts receivable balances that are expected to be paid more than one year from the balance sheet date as non-current assets. The estimated timing of payment utilized as a basis for classification as non-current is determined by analyses of historical payor-specific payment experience, adjusted for known factors that are expected to change the timing of future payments. We accrue an allowance for doubtful accounts against our accounts receivable when it is probable that an account is not collectible, based on write off history, credit risk of specific accounts, aging analysis and other information available on specific accounts. We generally do not perform evaluations of customers’ financial condition and generally do not require collateral. Accounts receivable are written off when all efforts to collect the balance have been exhausted. Historically, our bad debt expense has not been significant. The allowance for doubtful accounts was zero as of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020. Adjustments for implicit price concessions attributable to variable consideration, as discussed above, are incorporated into the measurement of the accounts receivable balances and are not part of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Other Operating Income Other operating income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 consists of an automatic payment of $1.9 million we received on April 10, 2020 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act enacted on March 27, 2020, also known as the CARES Act, out of relief funds allocated by HHS to healthcare providers to reimburse healthcare related expenses or lost revenues attributable to COVID-19. Intangible Asset Our intangible asset consists of acquired developed technology. The intangible asset is considered to be finite-lived and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life. Accrued Compensation We accrue for liabilities under discretionary employee and executive bonus plans. These estimated compensation liabilities are based on progress against corporate objectives approved by our board of directors, compensation levels of eligible individuals, and target bonus percentage levels. The board of directors reviews and evaluates the performance against these objectives and ultimately determines what discretionary payments are made. We also accrue for liabilities under employee sales incentive bonus plans with accruals based on performance achieved to date compared to established targets. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we accrued $5,742,000 and $7,175,000, respectively, for liabilities associated with these bonus plans. These amounts are classified as current or noncurrent accrued liabilities in the balance sheets based on the expected timing of payment. Comprehensive Loss Comprehensive loss is defined as a change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. Our comprehensive loss was the same as our reported net loss for all periods presented. Accounting Pronouncements Yet to be Adopted We are currently an emerging growth company (“EGC”) within the meaning of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, as amended, (the “JOBS Act”) and have elected to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to private companies, as permitted under the JOBS Act. However, because the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700.0 million as of June 30, 2021, we will cease to be an EGC effective December 31, 2021. As such, upon our loss of status as an EGC, we will no longer be permitted to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements, including the accounting pronouncements discussed below. In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which supersedes FASB ASC Topic 840, Leases, and provides principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both lessees and lessors. The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method for finance leases or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease for operating leases. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases. For companies that are not EGCs’, ASU 2016-02 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. For EGCs, the effective date of the ASU has been deferred to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. However, because we will no longer be an EGC effective December 31, 2021, we will adopt the new standard in the fourth quarter of 2021 using the modified retrospective method, under which we will apply Topic 842 to existing and new leases as of January 1, 2021, but prior periods will not be restated and will continue to be reported under Topic 840 guidance in effect during those periods. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss or our consolidated statements of cash flows but we expect to recognize right-of-use assets and liabilities for lease obligations associated with our operating leases. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires the measurement of expected credit losses for financial instruments carried at amortized cost, such as accounts receivable, held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable forecasts. The main objective of this ASU is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. For non-EGCs, ASU 2016-13 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. For EGCs, the effective date of the ASU has been deferred to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods in those fiscal years. However, because we will no longer be an EGC effective December 31, 2021, we will adopt the new standard in the fourth quarter of 2021 under the modified retrospective method. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, given our history of minimal bad debt expense relating to trade accounts receivable. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which eliminates certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and simplifies other areas of the existing guidance. For non-EGCs, ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For EGCs, the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, |