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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Nebraska 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$21.38$14.13 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$42.66 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $20 to $269Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $141
$10$100$1Kfacility $65professional $21

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
$31.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$58.88

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 1st of 51

$47.86

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.