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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$19.50$17.38 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$21.38 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $166Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $16 to $35
$20$50$100$200$500facility $28professional $19

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
$36.31
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$36.31

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd 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.