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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Michigan 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 7 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$20.42$16.22 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$20.42 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $59Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $26
$20$50$100facility $26professional $20

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
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$47.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 46th of 51

$20.42

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.