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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Illinois 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 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 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$17.38$14.79 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$25.70 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $17 to $204Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $3 to $44
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $40professional $17

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
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 44th of 51

$21.38

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.