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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Missouri 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$18.20 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$25.70 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $21 to $78Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $74
$20$50$100$200facility $36professional $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
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 18th of 51

$28.18

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.