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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Iowa 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 8 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$24.55$18.62 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$21.38 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $21 to $148Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $141
$20$50$100$200facility $42professional $25

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
$50.12
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$58.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$30.20

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.