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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Indiana 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 Indiana, 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 $21.38 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$16.98 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$21.38 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $21 to $65Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $25
$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $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
$29.51
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.90

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st 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.