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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

North Dakota 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 5 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$36.31$25.70 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$15.14 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $68Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $15 to $363
$20$50$100$200facility $20professional $36

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
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$36.31

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.