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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Washington, DC 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 5 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$16.22$15.85 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$38.90 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $16 to $148Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $44
$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $16

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
$16.22
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$47.86

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$16.22

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.