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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

North Carolina 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$19.05$16.98 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$35.48 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $18 to $4,266Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $66professional $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
$17.78
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$35.48
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 15th of 51

$30.90

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.