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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Maine 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 6 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$17.38 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$21.38 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $21 to $214Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $14 to $41
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $54professional $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
$34.67
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$213.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 23rd of 51

$25.70

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.