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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Alabama 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 4 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$19.50$12.88 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$24.55 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $85Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $25
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $32professional $19

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
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 30th of 51

$24.55

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.