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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88271

This laboratory test uses a fluorescently labeled probe that attaches to a specific piece of genetic material to detect a particular gene change within cells. It is commonly used to help diagnose certain cancers, blood disorders, or genetic conditions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 6 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$47.86$21.38 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$31.62 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $21 to $224Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $20 to $72
$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $48

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
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$72.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$69.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$47.86

NE $47.86DC $16.22

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.