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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Connecticut 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$30.20$14.13 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$28.84 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $21 to $72Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $13 to $69
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $30

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
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$53.70
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$58.88

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 7th of 51

$35.48

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.