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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Montana 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$26.92$24.55 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$26.92 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $123Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $20 to $141
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $32professional $27

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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$64.57
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$64.57
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$123.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$31.62

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 17th of 51

$28.84

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.